Table 1. Summary of the data form questionnaire, according to the ECs reporting group.
| Laboratory category, N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 -“squamous”; “transitional” or “RTEC” N = 140 |
2 - “squamous” or “non-squamous” N = 52 |
3 - “epitlhelial cell” N = 1144 |
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| How do you perform the urine sediment analysis? | |||
| a) Microscopic analysis | 112 (80) | 37 (71) | 975 (87) |
| b) Automated analysis and microscopic review when the equipment reports flags | 15 (11) | 12 (23) | 96 (9) |
| c) Automated analysis (count) and microscopic review | 8 (6) | 2 (4) | 35 (3) |
| d) Other | 5 (3) | 1 (2) | 8 (1) |
| In what situation do you inform the different subtypes of epithelial cells? | |||
| a) To any sample because it is a standard procedure of the laboratory | 133 (96) | 44 (88) | 0* |
| b) Only when the equipment flags the sample | 4 (3) | 3 (6) | 0* |
| c) Only when requested by the physician | 2 (1) | 3 (6) | 0* |
| In your opinion, to inform the 3 subtypes of epithelial cells is useful to the physician? | |||
| a) Yes | 119 (85) | 37 (73) | 455 (41) |
| b) No | 15 (11) | 12 (23) | 652 (59) |
| c) Other: believe physicians are not familiar to use this kind of information | 6 (4) | 2 (4) | 3 (0) |
| Is your laboratory interested in evaluation of the performance of the correct identification of the different cells subtypes by an EQAP? | |||
| a) Yes, evaluating the 3 different subtypes | 86 (62) | 13 (25) | 282 (25) |
| b) No | 51 (36) | 19 (37) | 782 (68) |
| c) Yes, but evaluating cells only as squamous or non-squamous | 3 (2) | 20 (38) | 80 (7) |
| *Laboratory does not inform different subtypes of cells. Not all laboratories answered all the questions. Analysis is presented within the same category of laboratories. ECs – epithelial cells. RTEC – renal epithelial tubular cell. EQAP – external quality assessment program. | |||