Article ; Online: Increasing demand for ophthalmic pathology: time trends in a laboratory with nationwide coverage.
2023 Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 88
Abstract: Purpose: To report the time trends in basic patient characteristics and the number of specimens received at a national referral center for ophthalmic pathology.: Methods: Data on patient sex, age at surgical resection and geographical location of the ...
| Abstract | Purpose: To report the time trends in basic patient characteristics and the number of specimens received at a national referral center for ophthalmic pathology. Methods: Data on patient sex, age at surgical resection and geographical location of the referring unit were obtained for all specimens received at the St. Erik Ophthalmic Pathology laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden, between January 1 Results: A total of 33 057 specimens had been received, of which 14 560 (44%) came from men and 18 477 (56%) from women (for 20 patients, the sex was not specified). The average annual percent change (AAPC) in the number specimens received was + 10.5%, whereas the Swedish population increased with 0.5% per year. Patients became older throughout the period, with an average yearly increase of patient age at surgery of 0.3 years (AAPC 0.2%). Overall, women were three years older than men at surgery (59.4 versus 56.4 years, P < 0.0001) The number of specimens increased with patient age from the first to the 8 Conclusions: During six decades, the growth in number of specimens sent to our national referral center for ophthalmic pathology has greatly outpaced the growth of the population, indicating an increasing demand for subspecialized services. Throughout the period, patients have become older, and a higher number of specimens have been submitted from female patients. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Male ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Face ; Eye ; Referral and Consultation ; Sweden/epidemiology |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-03-06 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2050436-6 |
| ISSN | 1471-2415 ; 1471-2415 |
| ISSN (online) | 1471-2415 |
| ISSN | 1471-2415 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12886-023-02828-1 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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