Table 9 Management of CD in pathology departments (%)
From: Validation study of villous atrophy and small intestinal inflammation in Swedish biopsy registers
Topic | ≥ 9 out of 10 patients | 5–8/10 patients | 1–4/10 patients | No patients/never | Total* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The referral note from the physician contains clinical information | 18 (78) | 4 (17) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 23 |
The referral note from the physician contains data on macroscopic appearance of the small intestine | 7 (30) | 8 (34) | 6 (26) | 2 (9) | 23 |
Suppose that a pathologist is uncertain of the grading of a small intestinal biopsy samples. How often will he/she ask for a second opinion? | 5 (23) | 5 (23) | 8 (36) | 4 (18) | 22 |