Critical values in pediatric surgical pathology: definition, implementation, and reporting in a children's hospital.

Timely communication of significant or unexpected findings in surgical pathology can significantly improve patient care. Although surgical pathology critical values have been published, no systematic assessment in pediatric surgical pathology has been published. We surveyed pediatric pathologists and pediatric subspecialists to develop pediatric surgical pathology critical values for verbal reporting before the final pathology report.

Frozen section diagnosis in pediatric surgical pathology: a decade's experience in a children's hospital.

Context: Intraoperative consultations, including frozen sections (FSs), are essential for patient care and are a key quality component in anatomic pathology. Little data exists about the use, frequency, and type of discrepancies and deferral rates of FS diagnoses in pediatric and adolescent surgical pathology.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze indications, discrepancies, and deferrals for all FSs performed at a children's hospital during a 10-year period.