Evaluation of the Cost Effectiveness of Establishing A Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Clinic In A Hospital Out‐Patient Department
作者:
G. KOCJAN,
期刊:
Cytopathology
(WILEY Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 2,
issue 1
页码: 13-18
ISSN:0956-5507
年代: 1991
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2303.1991.tb00379.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: fine needle aspiration;out‐patient cytology clinic;cost and benefit
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
In an attempt to reduce the number of inadequate smears processed by our laboratory and the false negative rate of fine needle aspiration cytodiagnosis, we have introduced a fine needle aspiration cytology service where aspirates are taken by the cytopathologist in a clinic. In the 12 month period since the introduction of this service, the number of inadequate smears fell sharply. Nine per cent of the specimens were inadequate compared with 43% of specimens from other sources. the establishment of the clinic resulted in a threefold reduction in the cost of diagnosing breast lesions.
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