Objective.—To describe a comprehensive integrated laboratory quality management plan
for gynecologic cytology. Design and Setting.—Cytopathology laboratory performance …

Abstract The false-negative Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is the major quality issue currently
facing the practitioners of diagnostic cytology. Failure to detect cervical disease in women …

The interobserver variability of a Papanicolaou smear diagnosis of atypical glandular cells of
undetermined significance (AGUS) has not been measured. Four expert cytopathologists …

Objective To evaluate the direct-to-vial efficacy of the SurePath Pap test (TriPath Imaging,
Burlington, North Carolina, USA) in a community hospital laboratory and to assess its impact …

The authors present a guide to determining the minimum number of Papanicolaou (Pap)
smears that must be rescreened to assess Pap smear screening sensitivity in a number of …

Study objective To determine the prevalence of false negative point‐of‐care (POC) urine
pregnancy tests among emergency department (ED) patients and among those with …

More data are required that would enable assessment of QA/C options with the clearest
possible understanding of cost/benefits and current or new assumptions of risk. Other task …

In Korea, the quality control (QC) program forcytopathology was introduced in 1995. The
program consists of a checklist for the cytolopathology departments, analysis data on all the …

Proficiency testing in cytopathology and in other disciplines should be based on firm
statistical and scientific foundations, because test theory in general is a heavily statistical …

In Korea, the quality control (QC) program forcytopathology was introduced in 1995. The
program consists of a checklist for the cytolopathology departments, analysis data on all the …