Error reduction and prevention in surgical pathology / Raouf E. Nakhleh, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nakhleh, Raouf E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surgical errors--Prevention.

Surgical errors.

Pathology, Surgical.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 223 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2015.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

This text focuses on errors in the tissue diagnosis of surgical pathology, how they happen, the best systems to detect these errors, and the best systems to prevent them. As with any form of testing, the test cycle in surgical pathology can be divided into pre-analytic (collection and handling of specimens), analytic (the actual determination of disease or other diagnostic information) and post-analytic (generation of reports and distribution). Error can occur anywhere in the process and all of these steps must be performed optimally so that the correct diagnosis is made and delivered. Error Reduction and Prevention in Surgical Pathology serves as an essential guide to a successfully managed laboratory and contains all relevant information needed to manage specimens and deliver the best diagnosis.

Contents:

Introduction

The Landscape of Error in Surgical Pathology

General Principles of How Errors Occur and How They May Be Reduced

Error Reduction in the Pre-analytical Process

Application of Lean Principles to Pre-Analytic and Analytic Processes

Clinical History and Clinical Correlation

Knowledge, Training, and Experience

Standardization of Diagnostic Terminology and Criteria: A Prelude for Error Reduction

Ancillary Studies: Contribution to Error and Error Prevention

Optimization of Case Reviews in Different Practice Settings

The Complete Surgical Pathology Report

Communicating Effectively in Surgical Pathology

Error Prevention in Transcription and Report Distribution.

Notes:

Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 10, 2015).

ISBN:

9781493923397

1493923390

1493923382

9781493923380

OCLC:

904397959

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.