Critical diagnoses in surgical pathology a retrospective single-institution study to monitor guidelines for communication of urgent results

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1098-1102

  Huang, Eric C ^a   Kuo, Frank C ^a   Fletcher, Christopher D M ^a   Nosé, Vânia ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic pathology; Critical diagnoses; Critical values; Surgical pathology

Indexed keywords

AMYLOIDOSIS; ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CRITICAL DIAGNOSIS; CRITICAL VALUE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MONITORING; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN NOTIFICATION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATHOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSIS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67649525591     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181a05ea9     Document Type: Article

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