Open AccessCritical analysis of laboratory requisition forms received in a cytopathology laboratory of a tertiary care centre: An audit and review of literature
Author(s) -
Shivali Sehgal,
Sujata Jetley,
ZeebaS Jairajpuri,
Sabina Khan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/joc.joc_160_21
Subject(s) - requisition , medicine , audit , cytopathology , tertiary care , medical physics , medical emergency , family medicine , cytology , pathology , management , archaeology , economics , history
A laboratory requisition form (LRF) is the main communication link between the laboratories and the clinicians. In a cytopathology laboratory, incomplete forms with inadequate information significantly impact the quality of the results and waste precious time of the lab.