Turnaround time in the surgical pathology laboratory
West Indian med. j
;
48(2): 85-87, Jun. 1999.
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-473106
ABSTRACT
One measure of the efficiency of a surgical pathology service is the rapidity of reporting the diagnosis to clinicians. The turnaround time (TAT) has been used for this purpose. This study showed that the TAT for 66of specimens submitted to the surgical pathology laboratory in the University Hospital of the West Indies was within 3 days and for 89within 6 days. The TAT within 7 days was considered acceptable, but it was shown that it was more than 7 days for 9, of the specimens submitted. The importance of this information is discussed and recommendations made for identifying more accurately the source of delays in those cases in which the TAT was considered to be unusually prolonged.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Pathology, Surgical
/
Efficiency, Organizational
/
Laboratories
Type of study:
Practice guideline
/
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jamaica
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of the West Indies/JM
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