Table 1 Results of surgical pathology review in a general hospital in Oklahoma

From: Medicolegal aspects of neoplastic dermatology

 

# Surgical reports

# Significant errors

# Insignificant errors

May 2000–October 2000

4227

3

9

November 2000–April 2001

3965

2

9

May 2001–October 2001

4237

3

15

November 2001–April 2002

3972

2

a

May 2002–October 2002

3969

4

3

November 2002–April 2003

3634

2

2

May 2003–October 2003

3819

0

0

November 2003–April 2004

4068

3

a

May 2004–October 2004

3865

6

9

Total

35 756

25

47

  1. aNot recorded.