The ASC/SIL Ratio as a Quality Indicator in Cytotechnology

• Autor(a) principal: Araujo Júnior, Mario Lucio Cordeiro de
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Santana, Daniela Alves, Almeida, Lívia Braga de, Qunintana, Shiley Borges de Souza, Maia, Maria Conceição da Silva, Ferreira, Priscila Souza, Pires, Claudia Lopes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/270
• topic: Células Escamosas Atípicas do Colo do Útero;; Teste de Papanicolaou;; Controle de Qualidade;; Serviços Laboratoriais de Saúde Pública; Neoplasias do Colo do Útero; Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix; Papanicolaou Test; Quality Control; Public Health Laboratory Services; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms; Células Escamosas Atípicas del Cuello del Útero; Prueba de Papanicolaou; Control de Calidad; Servicios Laboratoriales de Salud Publica; Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino

Introduction: For cytotechnologists the ratio between atypical squamous cells (ASC) and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) is one of the quality indicators of the colpocytology screening work process, and according to the literature, this index should not exceed three. Objective: To assess the ASC/SIL Ratio at the Integrated Cytopathology Technology Department, José Alencar Gomes da Silva National Cancer Institute (SITEC/INCA) as a performance and quality indicator among cytotechnologists. Method: Retrospective and quantitative analysis of ASC / SIL ratio. Data was collected from the database at SITEC/INCA, a reference center in cancer cytopathology between July 2013 and June 2014. The sample is represented by 35 regular staff cytotechnologists responsible for the first interpretation of colpocytology exams with a total result of 7,585 ASC and 3,829 SIL. Data collected for the study were plotted in the 2010 Microsoft Excel program. Result: The ASC/SIL Ratio Mean and Median were 2.2% and 1.9%, respectively, among cytotechnologists in the period under study. Conclusion: Results show that the ASC/SIL Ratio of cytotecnologists is an important piece of information for Internal Quality Monitoring (IQM) since it contributes to an appropriate ongoing education plan and is an essential input for assessing the work process quality by professionals.