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    Has the ThinPrep method of cervical screening maintained its improvement over conventional smears in terms of specimen adequacy?

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    Treacy, A
    Reynolds, J
    Kay, E W
    Leader, M
    Grace, A
    Affiliation
    Department of Pathology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland. anntreacy@mac.com
    Issue Date
    2009-04
    MeSH
    Female
    Humans
    Mass Screening
    Specimen Handling
    Vaginal Smears
    
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    Has the ThinPrep method of cervical screening maintained its improvement over conventional smears in terms of specimen adequacy? 2009, 37 (4):239-40 Diagn. Cytopathol.
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    Diagnostic cytopathology
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/127649
    DOI
    10.1002/dc.20993
    PubMed ID
    19217033
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    Liquid-based cytology (LBC) has replaced conventional smear assessment in many centers over recent years. In our laboratory this transfer took place in 1999. At that time we performed a split sample study comparing the conventional method of cervical smear evaluation with the ThinPrep system. This split sample study identified a dramatic improvement in specimen adequacy with LBC. While 11% of conventional preparations were reported as unsatisfactory and almost 9% were reported as suboptimal, evaluation of the same cases using LBC saw this combined figure reduced to 2.3%. AIM: To evaluate whether this dramatic fall in unsatisfactory smears has been maintained with the use of LBC. The database for all smears reported for 2005 (100% LBC) was interrogated. The number of unsatisfactory reports was calculated. The reason for an unsatisfactory report was recorded for each case. The overall unsatisfactory rate was compared with that reported in the 1999 split sample study. A total of 41,312 smear tests were reported in 2005. 1,342 (3.25%) were reported as unsatisfactory. Our findings support the ongoing value of LBC in a routine cervical screening laboratory in terms of continuing to maintain a low rate of unsatisfactory smears.
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    en
    ISSN
    1097-0339
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1002/dc.20993
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