Synoptic reporting increases quality of upper gastrointestinal cancer pathology reports
Publication year
2019Source
Virchows Archiv, 475, 2, (2019), pp. 255-259ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Surgery
Pathology
Journal title
Virchows Archiv
Volume
vol. 475
Issue
iss. 2
Page start
p. 255
Page end
p. 259
Subject
Radboudumc 14: Tumours of the digestive tract RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 14: Tumours of the digestive tract RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesAbstract
INTRODUCTION: Traditionally, surgical pathology reports are narrative. These report types are prone to error and missing data; therefore, structured standardized reporting was introduced. However, the effect of synoptic reporting on the completeness of esophageal and gastric carcinoma pathology reports is not yet established. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A population-based retrospective nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands was conducted over a period of 2012-2016, utilizing the Netherlands Cancer Registry for patient data and the nationwide network and registry of histology for pathology data. RESULTS: In total, 1148 narrative and 1311 synoptic pathology reports were included. Completeness was achieved in 56.4% of the narrative reports versus 97.0% of the synoptic reports (p < 0.01). Out of 21 standard items, 15 were significantly more frequently reported in synoptic reports. CONCLUSION: Synoptic reporting improves surgical pathology reporting quality and should be implemented in standard patient care.
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