Improved quality of patient care through routine second review of histopathology specimens prior to multidisciplinary meetings.
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Authors
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Kuijpers, Chantal C H J1
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Burger, Gerard2
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Al-Janabi, Shaimaa2
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Willems, Stefan M3
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van Diest, Paul J3
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Jiwa, Mehdi4
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Symbiant Pathology Expert Centre, Alkmaar, The Netherlands Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands PALGA, Houten, The Netherlands.
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(Netherlands)
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2
Symbiant Pathology Expert Centre, Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
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(Netherlands)
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Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Symbiant Pathology Expert Centre, Alkmaar, The Netherlands Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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(Netherlands)
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Journal of Clinical Pathology
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BMJ
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October 2016
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69
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10
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866–871
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DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2015-203488
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PMID: 27030307
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Medline
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Unknown
Abstract
Routine double reading of histopathology specimens prior to multidisciplinary meetings prevents diagnostic errors. It resulted in about 1% discordant diagnoses of potential clinical significance, indicating that second review is worthwhile in terms of patient safety and quality of patient care.
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