Role of digital pathology in diagnostic histopathology in the response to COVID-19: results from a survey of experience in a UK tertiary referral hospital.
Role of digital pathology in diagnostic histopathology in the response to COVID-19: results from a survey of experience in a UK tertiary referral hospital.
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DOI：
10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206786
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发表时间：
2021-03
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Verrill C
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作者：
Browning L;Fryer E;Roskell D;White K;Colling R;Rittscher J;Verrill C
COVID-19大流行对我们的诊断服务提出了挑战，而此时许多组织病理学部门已经面临劳动力减少和工作量增加的问题。数字病理学（DP）被誉为至少是所面临的一些挑战的潜在解决方案。我们提出了一项调查的病理学家在英国国家卫生服务的细胞病理学部门获得DP，在此期间，我们确定DP在临床服务中的作用，在目前的大流行，并探讨遇到的挑战。这项调查表明，在此期间，随着远程访问的增加，诊断DP的使用率有所增加。一半的受访者同意，DP促进了诊断实践的维护。虽然遇到了挑战，但这些挑战是可以补救的，并且在此期间没有影响DP的吸收。我们的结论是，在我们的机构，DP已经证明了当前和未来的潜力，以提高诊断实践的弹性，并强调了一些需要考虑的挑战。
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our diagnostic services at a time when many histopathology departments already faced a diminishing workforce and increasing workload. Digital pathology (DP) has been hailed as a potential solution to at least some of the challenges faced. We present a survey of pathologists within a UK National Health Service cellular pathology department with access to DP, in which we ascertain the role of DP in clinical services during this current pandemic and explore challenges encountered. This survey indicates an increase in uptake of diagnostic DP during this period, with increased remote access. Half of respondents agreed that DP had facilitated maintenance of diagnostic practice. While challenges have been encountered, these are remediable, and none have impacted on the uptake of DP during this period. We conclude that in our institution, DP has demonstrated current and future potential to increase resilience in diagnostic practice and have highlighted some of the challenges that need to be considered.