Table 2.
Percentage of all Pap smears submitted to a laboratory* that were assessed as Pap 0 + (Bethesda 2001 equivalent: specimen processed and examined, but unsatisfactory for evaluation of epithelial abnormality)
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lab A |
0.17 |
0.19 |
0.26 |
0.29 |
0.0 |
| Lab B |
0.21 |
0.29 |
0.15 |
0.26 |
0.21 |
| Lab C |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
0.11 |
0.09 |
| Lab D |
** |
0.91 |
1.08 |
1.03 |
0.67 |
| Lab E |
0.48 |
0.45 |
0.51 |
0.76 |
0.91 |
| Lab F |
0.17 |
0.18 |
0.23 |
0.17 |
** |
| Lab G |
** |
4.13 |
2.35 |
3.74 |
2.61 |
| Lab H |
0.67 |
0.58 |
0.50 |
0.58 |
1.25 |
| Lab I |
0.63 |
0.65 |
0.70 |
0.65 |
0.09 |
| Lab J |
1.62 |
3.68 |
3.66 |
2.21 |
1.95 |
| Lab K |
0.16 |
0.17 |
0.69 |
0.67 |
0.95 |
| Lab L |
0.18 |
0.26 |
0.26 |
0.35 |
0.16 |
| Lab M |
0.07 |
0.00 |
0.12 |
0.07 |
0.12 |
| Lab N |
** |
0.02 |
0.30 |
0.46 |
0.40 |
| Lab O | ** | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.48 |
*Laboratories were identified by the number of specimens submitted. To safeguard anonymity the laboratories in Table 1 have no abbreviation, and the sequence of the laboratories in Tables 1 and 2 has been changed. Despite the loss of relevant information, this approach was necessary since non-anonymity might have discouraged laboratories from participating.
+A national standard, set by the Austrian Society of Cytology, requires that the category Pap 0 should be less than 2% of all smears taken (15).
**no data available;
Laboratories failing to meet the quality criterion are written in bold.