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Table 5 Key Indicators for the Pre-Post Analyses

From: The effects of a regional telepathology project: a study protocol

Usage types

Indicators

Second opinions

Number of second opinions sought

 

Average delay between the request for a second opinion and its reception

Intraoperative frozen section analyses

Number of intraoperative diagnoses performed/number of surgical procedures performed

 

Number of surgical procedures performed at the local or regional site

 

Number of cancelled surgical procedures due to pathology related issues

 

Number of surgical procedures performed in two stages

 

Number of patients transferred to a regional or a tertiary hospital for surgery

 

Coverage rate of in situ pathologists

 

Coverage rate of visiting pathologists

 

Average time between a medical diagnosis and a first surgical procedure

 

Average time between a surgical procedure and a preliminary pathology report

 

Average time between the moment the slide is ready to be read and the final pathology diagnosis is provided