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==Data retention standards== | ==Data retention standards== | ||
*There are data retention standards - how long results have to be retained. | *There are data retention standards - how long results have to be retained. | ||
===College of American Pathologists=== | |||
*In the United States, there are standards from ''College of American Pathologists'' (CAP) and ''Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments'' (CLIA).<ref>URL: [http://www.cms.gov/clia/ http://www.cms.gov/clia/]. Accessed on: 1 April 2012.</ref> | *In the United States, there are standards from ''College of American Pathologists'' (CAP) and ''Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments'' (CLIA).<ref>URL: [http://www.cms.gov/clia/ http://www.cms.gov/clia/]. Accessed on: 1 April 2012.</ref> | ||
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*Fine needle aspiration: 10 years from the exam date. | *Fine needle aspiration: 10 years from the exam date. | ||
*Histopathology slides: 10 years from the exam date. | *Histopathology slides: 10 years from the exam date. | ||
===Canadian Association of Pathologists=== | |||
The Canadian standards are higher than the US ones. | |||
Summary of selected suggestions:<ref>URL: [http://cap-acp.org/guide_retention-human-biologic-material.cfm http://cap-acp.org/guide_retention-human-biologic-material.cfm]. Accessed on: 6 May 2012.</ref> | |||
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! Material | |||
! Origin | |||
! Suggested retention period | |||
! Additional notes | |||
|- | |||
| Wet tissue | |||
| surgical | |||
| 4 weeks after final report | |||
| - | |||
|- | |||
| Paraffin blocks | |||
| surgical | |||
| 20 years | |||
| 50 years for paediatric cases | |||
|- | |||
| Slides | |||
| surgical | |||
| 20 years | |||
| - | |||
|- | |||
| Wet tissue | |||
| autopsy | |||
| 3 months after final report | |||
| Coroners'/medical examiner cases may be longer | |||
|- | |||
| Paraffin blocks | |||
| autopsy | |||
| 10 years | |||
| Coroners'/medical examiner cases may be longer | |||
|- | |||
| Slides | |||
| autopsy | |||
| 10 years | |||
| Coroners'/medical examiner cases may be longer | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Failure-potential analysis== | ==Failure-potential analysis== | ||