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Rapid Prescreening as a Quality Assurance Measure in Cervical Cytology

Rapid Prescreening as a Quality Assurance Measure in Cervical Cytology Gynecologic Cytopathology Rapid Prescreening as a Quality Assurance Measure in Cervical Cytology Alenka Repse-F ˇ okter, M.D., Ph.D., and Tina Cakˇ s-Golec, M.D. Objective praxis the daily workload of 50 smears per day should be To assess the diagnostic validity of rapid prescreening (RPS) lowered. (Acta Cytol 2009;53:268–270) as a quality control method in our laboratory. Keywords: cervical cytology, quality control, rapid Study Design prescreening. All consecutive routine conventional Pap smears (n = 2,521) underwent RPS before full he Pap smear is one of screening. Thirty to 60 seconds Tthe modern success were allowed to prescreen each stories in the field of pre- When prescreening is used, slide. The threshold for patho- ventive medicine. Since its expectations of finding abnormal logic smear was atypical squa- introduction as a screening smears are higher. mous cells of undetermined test, there has been a dra- significance (ASCUS) or matic reduction in the inci- more. Smear adequacy, infec- dence of cervical cancer tions and presence of endometrial cells, if observed, were not (CC). However, screening for CC has not eliminated noted on the worksheet. All smears subsequently underwent the disease in any population studied. The effective- routine full screening. Results of RPS and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Cytologica Karger

Rapid Prescreening as a Quality Assurance Measure in Cervical Cytology

Repse-Fokter, Alenka; Caks-Golec, Tina
Acta Cytologica , Volume 53 (3): 3 – Jan 1, 2011
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Karger
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© 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
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0001-5547
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1938-2650
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10.1159/000325306
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Gynecologic Cytopathology Rapid Prescreening as a Quality Assurance Measure in Cervical Cytology Alenka Repse-F ˇ okter, M.D., Ph.D., and Tina Cakˇ s-Golec, M.D. Objective praxis the daily workload of 50 smears per day should be To assess the diagnostic validity of rapid prescreening (RPS) lowered. (Acta Cytol 2009;53:268–270) as a quality control method in our laboratory. Keywords: cervical cytology, quality control, rapid Study Design prescreening. All consecutive routine conventional Pap smears (n = 2,521) underwent RPS before full he Pap smear is one of screening. Thirty to 60 seconds Tthe modern success were allowed to prescreen each stories in the field of pre- When prescreening is used, slide. The threshold for patho- ventive medicine. Since its expectations of finding abnormal logic smear was atypical squa- introduction as a screening smears are higher. mous cells of undetermined test, there has been a dra- significance (ASCUS) or matic reduction in the inci- more. Smear adequacy, infec- dence of cervical cancer tions and presence of endometrial cells, if observed, were not (CC). However, screening for CC has not eliminated noted on the worksheet. All smears subsequently underwent the disease in any population studied. The effective- routine full screening. Results of RPS and

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