“We now scan the frozen section slides immediately after diagnosis at Harefield and inform the Royal Brompton pathologists that a frozen section is on the server ready for a second opinion.”
CONNECT. COLLABORATE. CONCUR.
Aperio ePathology Solutions for Healthcare enable glass slides to become digital whole slide images, eSlides, and then, via our NETWORK, support global real-time viewing of eSlides and patient cases. Provide better care through improved connections, collaborations, and consultations.
Improve Communication Between Surgery and Pathology
FOR INTRAOPERATIVE CONSULTS SUCH AS FROZEN SECTION PROCEDURES, SURGEONS AND PATHOLOGISTS DOWN THE HALL OR ACROSS THE GLOBE CAN NOW INSTANTANEOUSLY ACCESS AND REVIEW eSLIDE IMAGES.
Surgical frozen section interpretation and preparation are an integral part of anatomical pathology services. Using traditional glass slides, achieving timely consults can be a challenge and come at considerable costs (time and travel expenses, delayed care decisions). With the use of eSlides, consultations between pathologists and other physicians are immediate and expedient, regardless of location.
Preliminary interpretation and critical feedback during surgery streamlines communication and expedites important care decisions. eSlides also provide a more complete patient record for real-time reference and easy retrieval for future case comparisons. Case sharing is simplified and collaboration enhanced.
Anytime, anywhere eSlide access via a secured and HIPAA compliant IT infrastructure is a win-win for all. Remote facilities and Critical Access Hospitals can offer extended surgery schedules, helping to attract the best surgeons. Pathology labs can expand their service offerings to a broader geographic region. Patients can have surgery in their local community hospital near family and friends and benefit from immediate specialty consultations and enhanced care.
Optimizing accessibility and efficiency through ePathology can substantially benefit:
- Facilities requiring immediate specialty pathology consultations for difficult cases
- Ambulatory Surgery Centers with infrequent, but necessary, pathology reviews
- Small hospitals with limited access to pathology services and Critical Access Hospitals
- Pathology groups providing services to multi-site facilities
- Patients needing intraoperative consults
Note: The Aperio IOC solution should not be used when permanent sections on glass slides are not going to be available for a primary diagnosis
Aperio products are FDA cleared for specific clinical applications, and are intended for research and educational use for other applications. They are not approved by the FDA for primary diagnosis.
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What People Are Saying
Brian Mitchelson, PhD., Mphil, FIBMS
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, UK
ePathology Solutions: “...improves turnaround time for consultations by eliminating glass slide logistics.”
Juan Rosai, MD Center for Oncologic Pathology Consultations, Milan, Italy