Routine pathology for intrauterine devices and therapeutic abortion a review of clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and guidelines

When human tissue is removed as part of a medical procedure, the tissue may then be sent to a laboratory for examination and evaluation by a pathologist for documentation and reporting. There are costs to the healthcare system associated with processing tissues, preparing tissue for analysis, time s...

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Main Authors: Pohar, Ron, Farrah, Kelly (Author)
Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health September 12, 2019, 2019
Edition:Version: 1.0
Series:CADTH rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a When human tissue is removed as part of a medical procedure, the tissue may then be sent to a laboratory for examination and evaluation by a pathologist for documentation and reporting. There are costs to the healthcare system associated with processing tissues, preparing tissue for analysis, time spent examining tissue, and the time required to produce a written pathology reports. The potentially low diagnostic or clinical value of some routine pathology tests has made it unclear if it is necessary to send all tissues removed during surgery or other procedures for examination by a pathologist