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Assessment of completion of forms requesting skin biopsies
- Source :
- Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.87 n.1 2012, Anais brasileiros de dermatologia, Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD), instacron:SBD
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Information contained in request forms for histopathological examinations is essential for interpreting tissue changes observed in microscopy. OBJECTIVE: To determine the adequacy of information provided on forms requesting skin biopsies. METHOD: Assessment, in two health institutions, of 647 forms requesting skin biopsies in order to determine the completeness on the forms of the clinical details/items considered necessary for undertaking skin biopsies. RESULTS: Of the total 18 items on the forms, 7 were found to relay complete information in under 10% of the forms and only 9 items were correctly completed in over 80% of the requests. CONCLUSION: We concluded that information on many of the essential items required for a correct interpretation of the anatomopathologic examination was missing from the request forms.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Microscopy
business.industry
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Medical record
Biopsy
Diagnostic test
Skin abnormality
Dermatology
Laboratories, Hospital
Skin Diseases
Medical Records
Surgery
Skin abnormalities
medicine
Medical physics
Forms and Records Control
business
Clinical Laboratory Information Systems
Brazil
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18064841
- Volume :
- 87
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....397053c6a5d35f20788197b5ad39a161