Difference between revisions of "L4E rule 1-3 (2014)"
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| biopsies > 2 cm - use [[L4E rule 4 (2014)|L4E rule 4]] | | biopsies > 2 cm - use [[L4E rule 4 (2014)|L4E rule 4]] | ||
| punch biopsy of BCC = 0.5 L4E, shave biopsy of [[seborrheic keratosis]] = 0.5 L4E | | punch biopsy of BCC = 0.5 L4E, shave biopsy of [[seborrheic keratosis]] = 0.5 L4E | ||
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| Breast core biopsies & prostate core biopsies | | Breast core biopsies & prostate core biopsies | ||
| 1 L3 per core (0.5 L4E/core) | | 1 L3 per core (0.5 L4E/core) | ||
| maximum of 20 cores | | maximum of 20 cores; should use clinicians core count (if available), if clinicians' count not available use gross count | ||
| 4 breast cores = 2 L4E<br>12 prostate cores = 6 L4E | | 4 breast cores = 2 L4E<br>12 prostate cores = 6 L4E | ||
| Rule 2 <ref name=capacp2014>Workload and Workforce Committee of the CAP-ACP. Workload Measurement Guidelines. Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP). 2014. URL: [https://www.cap-acp.org/cmsUploads/CAP/File/CAP-ACP%202014%20Workload%20FINAL.pdf https://www.cap-acp.org/cmsUploads/CAP/File/CAP-ACP%202014%20Workload%20FINAL.pdf]. Accessed on: 17 October 2017.</ref> | | Rule 2 <ref name=capacp2014>Workload and Workforce Committee of the CAP-ACP. Workload Measurement Guidelines. Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP). 2014. URL: [https://www.cap-acp.org/cmsUploads/CAP/File/CAP-ACP%202014%20Workload%20FINAL.pdf https://www.cap-acp.org/cmsUploads/CAP/File/CAP-ACP%202014%20Workload%20FINAL.pdf]. Accessed on: 17 October 2017.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 00:18, 25 October 2017
This article covers L4E rule 1-3 for the 2014 L4E workload system.
An overview of the L4E rules is found in the L4E rules of 2014.
Context
- This rule deals with biopsies/curettages.
Details
| Specimen type(s) | Weight (L4E) | Details | Examples | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complex skin biopsies/non-GI biopsies with countable fragments | 1 L4E / 5 tissue fragments (frags), all fractions are rounded down | 1-5 frags = 1 L4E, 6-10 frags = 2 L4E, 11-15 frags = 3 L4E, 16-20 frags = 4 L4E "complex skin" includes inflammatory skin, malignancies except BCC and SCC, atypical melanocytic lesions, adnexal tumours, lymphoid infiltrates |
inflammatory skin biopsy 3 frags = 1 L4E, adnexal skin tumour 6 frags = 2 L4E | Rule 1 [1] |
| Simple skin (non-complex skin) | 1 L3/biopsy, 0.5 L4E/biopsy | biopsies > 2 cm - use L4E rule 4 | punch biopsy of BCC = 0.5 L4E, shave biopsy of seborrheic keratosis = 0.5 L4E | Rule 1 [1] |
| Specimen type(s) | Weight (L4E) | Details | Examples | Rule 1 [1] |
| Specimen type(s) | Weight (L4E) | Details | Examples | Rule 1 [1] |
| Breast core biopsies & prostate core biopsies | 1 L3 per core (0.5 L4E/core) | maximum of 20 cores; should use clinicians core count (if available), if clinicians' count not available use gross count | 4 breast cores = 2 L4E 12 prostate cores = 6 L4E |
Rule 2 [1] |
| Core biopsies (not including prostate, breast) | 1 L4E / 5 cores, all fractions are rounded down | 1-5 cores = 1 L4E, 6-10 cores = 2 L4E, 11-15 cores = 3 L4E, 16-20 cores = 4 L4E | 3 cores of lymph node = 1 L4E, 6 cores of mediastinal mass = 2 L4E | Rule 2 [1] |
| Fragmented tissue/curettage | 1 L4E / 3 blocks, all fractions are rounded down | 1-3 blocks = 1 L4E, 4-6 blocks = 2 L4E, 7-9 blocks = 3 L4E, 10-12 blocks = 4 L4E, 13-15 blocks = 4 L4E | endometrial biopsy in 2 blocks = 1 L4E, TURP in 7 blocks = 3 L4E, bladder biopsy in 12 blocks = 4 L4E | Rule 3 [1] |