[Main achievements of the activities of experimental pathological anatomy bureaus]

The two-year experience with pathoanatomic service experimentally organized on the basis of large pathoanatomic units of hospitals in Riga, Vilnius, Khmelnitsky, Chelyabinsk and Tambov, has shown that such practice improved the quality of research and the work of pathoanatomic service as a whole. The main results of the experiment are the following: intensification of medical activities; shortening (up to 24-48 h) of time needed for histologic study of biopsy samples due to the introduction of the advanced methods of medical care; specialization of the physicians in different fields of pathology; collective decision on the biopsies and section material; optimal conditions for mastering professional skills and training of pathologic anatomists; pathoanatomic studies, organizational, consultative and methodologic work in rural regions; improvements of material resources and technical equipment of the service.