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Critical values in surgical pathology.

Telma C Pereira1, Yulin Liu, Jan F Silverman

  • 1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

American Journal of Clinical Pathology
|August 25, 2004
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Critical values (CVs) in surgical pathology are infrequent but lack standardized guidelines. Establishing consensus on which diagnoses require immediate physician contact is crucial for timely patient treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Pathology
  • Medical Diagnostics

Background:

  • Critical values (CVs) are established in clinical pathology to ensure rapid physician notification for urgent patient care.
  • Surgical pathology currently lacks standardized guidelines for identifying and reporting CVs, potentially delaying critical treatment initiation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the incidence of CVs in surgical pathology.
  • To explore clinician and pathologist perceptions regarding the necessity and urgency of CV communication in surgical pathology.
  • To identify the need for established CV guidelines in surgical pathology.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 2,659 surgical pathology reports to identify CV cases.
  • Survey of 5 clinicians and 11 pathologists concerning their views on CVs in surgical pathology.

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Main Results:

  • 13 CV cases (0.49%) were identified.
  • Documentation of physician contact was present in only 4 reports, with some calls occurring before final report sign-out.
  • Survey data revealed varied opinions on which diagnoses necessitate immediate treatment and physician notification.

Conclusions:

  • CVs occur in surgical pathology, but reporting practices and communication urgency are inconsistent.
  • A lack of consensus exists regarding which surgical pathology diagnoses warrant a stat phone call.
  • A consensus conference is recommended to establish surgical pathology CV guidelines for practice improvement.