Consensus statement on effective communication of urgent diagnoses and significant, unexpected diagnoses in surgical pathology and cytopathology from the College of American Pathologists and Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology.
Arch Pathol Lab Med
; 136(2): 148-54, 2012 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
CONTEXT Recognizing the difficulty in applying the concept of critical values to anatomic pathology diagnoses, the College of American Pathologists and the Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology have chosen to reevaluate the concept of critical diagnoses. OBJECTIVE:
To promote effective communication of urgent and significant, unexpected diagnoses in surgical pathology and cytology.DESIGN:
A comprehensive literature search was conducted and reviewed by an expert panel.RESULTS:
A policy of effective communication of important results in surgical pathology and cytology is desirable to enhance patient safety and to address multiple regulatory requirements.CONCLUSIONS:
Each institution should create its own policy regarding urgent diagnoses and significant, unexpected diagnoses in anatomic pathology. This policy should be separate from critical results or panic-value policies in clinical pathology, with the expectation of a different time frame for communication. Urgent diagnosis is defined as a medical condition that, in most cases, should be addressed as soon as possible. Significant, unexpected diagnosis is defined as a medical condition that is clinically unusual or unforeseen and should be addressed at some point in the patient's course. Further details of this statement are provided.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Patologia Clínica
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Patologia Cirúrgica
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Comunicação Interdisciplinar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Arch Pathol Lab Med
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos