Use of Routine Pathologic Evaluation of Nonmalignant Lesions in Hand Surgery: A National Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most lesions of the upper extremity are common and benign, and many have questioned the need for routine pathologic evaluation of these specimens. The authors aim to examine the national use of routine pathologic examination of nonmalignant hand lesions to help guide health care policy and practice patterns.

Methods

The authors used a national level MarketScan database to form a cohort of adult patients who underwent excision of nonmalignant upper extremity lesions. The authors calculated the rate of submission for each surgical procedure and separately for each diagnosis. The authors also investigated demographic and clinical characteristics associated with the submission of surgical specimens using a multivariable logistic regression model. The authors calculate

SUBMITTER: Cho HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6071414 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature