L4E rule 4 (2014): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
This article covers '''L4E rule 4''' for the 2014 [[L4E]] [[workload]] system. An overview of the L4E rules is found in the [[L4E rules of 2014]]. | This article covers '''L4E rule 4''' for the 2014 [[L4E]] [[workload]] system. An overview of the L4E rules is found in the [[L4E rules of 2014]]. | ||
The definitive | The definitive reference for the rule is found on the CAP-ACP website.<ref name=capacp2014>Workload and Workforce Committee of the CAP-ACP. Workload Measurement Guidelines. Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP). 2014. URL: [https://www.cap-acp.org/cmsUploads/CAP/File/CAP-ACP%202014%20Workload%20FINAL.pdf https://www.cap-acp.org/cmsUploads/CAP/File/CAP-ACP%202014%20Workload%20FINAL.pdf]. Accessed on: 17 October 2017.</ref> | ||
You can test your knowledge in the ''[[Quiz:L4E rule 4 (2014)|L4E rule 4 quiz]]''. | You can test your knowledge in the ''[[Quiz:L4E rule 4 (2014)|L4E rule 4 quiz]]''. | ||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
! Examples | ! Examples | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Most non-malignant | | Most non-malignant resections (see below) | ||
| 1 L2/block, 0.33 L4E/block, minimum 1 L3 (0.5 L4E) | | 1 L2/block, 0.33 L4E/block, minimum 1 L3 (0.5 L4E) | ||
| 1 block = 0.5 L4E, 2 blocks = 0.66 L4E, 3 blocks = 1 L4E, 4 blocks = 1.33 L4E, 5 blocks = 1.66 L4E | | 1 block = 0.5 L4E, 2 blocks = 0.66 L4E, 3 blocks = 1 L4E, 4 blocks = 1.33 L4E, 5 blocks = 1.66 L4E | ||
| benign hysterectomy in 12 blocks = 4 L4E, hemithyroid with nodular hyperplasia in 15 blocks = 5 L4E | | benign hysterectomy in 12 blocks = 4 L4E, hemithyroid with nodular hyperplasia in 15 blocks = 5 L4E | ||
|} | |} | ||
Note: | |||
*[[L4E rule 5 (2014)|Rule 5]] may apply to cases requiring a synoptic report as per the CAP. | |||
===Specimens this rule applies to=== | ===Specimens this rule applies to=== | ||
| Line 26: | Line 28: | ||
*Hysterectomy. | *Hysterectomy. | ||
*Thyroidectomy. | *Thyroidectomy. | ||
*Nephrectomy | *Simple Nephrectomy. | ||
*Breast lumpectomy. | *Breast lumpectomy. | ||
*Small bowel resection. | *Small bowel resection. | ||
*Large bowel resection. | *Large bowel resection. | ||
*Sleeve gastrectomy. | *Sleeve gastrectomy. | ||
*Appendix. | |||
Malignant disease - non-radical resections: | |||
*Partial nephrectomy. | |||
*Hemithyroidectomy with cancer. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[L4E rules of 2014]]. | *[[L4E rules of 2014]]. | ||
*[[L4E rule 4 (2018)]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||