ASCCP Colposcopy Standards: How Do We Perform Colposcopy? Implications for Establishing Standards.
J Low Genit Tract Dis
; 21(4): 235-241, 2017 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) Colposcopy Standards recommendations address the role of and approach to colposcopy and biopsy for cervical cancer prevention in the United States. The recommendations were developed by an expert working group appointed by ASCCP's Board of Directors. Working group 3 defined colposcopy procedure guidelines for minimum and comprehensive colposcopy practice and evaluated the use of colposcopy adjuncts. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The working group performed a systematic literature review to identify best practices in colposcopy methodology and to evaluate the use of available colposcopy adjuncts. The literature provided little evidence to support specific elements of the procedure. The working group, therefore, implemented a national survey of current and recent ASCCP members to evaluate common elements of the colposcopy examination. The findings of this survey were modified by expert consensus from the ASCCP Colposcopy Standards Committee members to create guidelines for performing colposcopy. The draft recommendations were posted online for public comment and presented at an open session of the International Federation for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy 2017 World Congress for further comment. All comments were considered in the development of final recommendations.RESULTS:
Minimum and comprehensive colposcopy practice guidelines were developed. These guidelines represent recommended practice in all parts of the examination including the following precolposcopy evaluation, performing the procedure, documentation of findings, biopsy practice, and postprocedure follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
These guidelines are intended to serve as a guide to standardize colposcopy across the United States.
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Coleções:
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Colposcopia
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Detecção Precoce de Câncer
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Low Genit Tract Dis
Assunto da revista:
GINECOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article