Pathology requisitions

Pathology requisitions are the things that come with pathology specimens. They contain a large amount of information and provide context.

General

• Requisitions are a formal form of communication between healthcare providers and have implications in the quality of care.
  • Elements of requisitions, such as the completeness of the clinical history, may be audited as part of a quality program.

Information typically found on requisitions

• Date.
• Patient identifiers.
• Source of specimen.
• Submitting physican.
• Submitting clinic/operating room.
• Clinical history - considered a necessity and may be a legal requirement.

Standardization of requisitions

Standardization of requsitions:

• Facilitates analysis work, both with respect to: (1) quality of care, and (2) pathophysiology of disease.
• Likely facilitates a higher standard of care, based on the significant body of research on checklist use inside and outside of medicine.

Prostate biopsies

• PSA ____.
• Clinical T stage/DRE examination: ___.
• 5-Alpha inhibitor use: Yes/No.
• Previous biopsy: Yes/No.
• Prior radiation therapy: Yes/No.
• Prostate measurements: SAG ___, AP ___, TRANS ___.
  • Prostate volume: ___.
• PSA density ___.
• Additional clinical information: ___.

Colonoscopy

• Colonoscopy reporting form - BC Cancer Agency (bccancer.bc.ca).
• Colonoscopy reporting form - Intructions - BC Cancer Agency (bccancer.bc.ca).

See also

• Quality.
• Pathology reports.
• CAP checklists.