Table 3.
Percentage of all smears submitted to a laboratory* that were assessed as “satisfactory, but limited/SBL” +
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lab A |
22.94 |
22.04 |
21.17 |
17.50 |
** |
| Lab B |
18.76 |
** |
14.02 |
** |
13.37 |
| Lab C |
6.76 |
8.04 |
10.90 |
7.86 |
7.55 |
| Lab D |
** |
1.28 |
2.95 |
9.08 |
7.45 |
| Lab E |
50.02 |
54.07 |
48.35 |
52.69 |
46.04 |
| Lab F |
5.73 |
6.90 |
11.59 |
9.81 |
** |
| Lab G |
** |
26.15 |
29.51 |
28.86 |
25.00 |
| Lab H |
2.39 |
6.40 |
7.64 |
9.05 |
13.66 |
| Lab I |
21.09 |
21.61 |
21.59 |
** |
13.46 |
| Lab J |
68.51 |
45.78 |
35.70 |
45.40 |
38.94 |
| Lab K |
4.89 |
5.49 |
4.85 |
4.68 |
5.57 |
| Lab L |
28.96 |
24.26 |
25.12 |
26.61 |
27.04 |
| Lab M |
** |
** |
16.74 |
7.81 |
7.27 |
| Lab N |
** |
2.16 |
6.55 |
9.52 |
9.24 |
| Lab O | ** | 2.12 | 5.05 | 5.89 | 7.01 |
*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 3 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 “satisfactory, but limited/SBL” should be less than 10% of all smears taken (15).
**no data available;
Laboratories failing to meet the quality criterion are written in bold.