Characteristics associated with requests by pathologists for second opinions on breast biopsies.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Second opinions in pathology improve patient safety by reducing diagnostic errors, leading to more appropriate clinical treatment decisions. Little objective data are available regarding the factors triggering a request for second opinion despite second opinion consultations being part of the diagnostic system of pathology. Therefore we sought to assess breast biopsy cases and interpreting pathologists characteristics associated with second opinion requests.

Methods

Collected pathologist surveys and their interpretations of 60 test set cases were used to explore the relationships between case characteristics, pathologist characteristics and case perceptions, and requests for second opinions. Data were evaluated by logistic regression and generalised estimating equations

SUBMITTER: Geller BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5849252 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature