AU - Rao, Vidya
AU - Kumar, Rajiv
AU - Rajaganesan, Sathyanarayanan
AU - Rane, Swapnil
AU - Deshpande, Gauri
AU - Yadav, Subhash
AU - Patil, Asawari
AU - Pai, Trupti
AU - Menon, Santosh
AU - Shah, Aekta
AU - Rabade, Katha
AU - Ramadwar, Mukta
AU - Panjwani, Poonam
AU - Mittal, Neha
AU - Sahay, Ayushi
AU - Rekhi, Bharat
AU - Bal, Munita
AU - Sakhadeo, Uma
AU - Gujral, Sumeet
AU - Desai, Sangeeta
TI - Remote reporting from home for primary diagnosis in surgical pathology: A tertiary oncology center experience during the COVID-19 pandemic
PT - ORIG
DP - 2000 Jan 1
TA - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
PG - 3-3
VI - 48
IP - 1
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AB -
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the widespread adoption of digital pathology (DP) for primary diagnosis in surgical pathology. This paradigm shift is likely to influence how we function routinely in the postpandemic era. We present learnings from early adoption of DP for a live digital sign-out from home in a risk-mitigated environment. Materials and Methods: We aimed to validate DP for remote reporting from home in a real-time environment and evaluate the parameters influencing the efficiency of a digital workflow. Eighteen pathologists prospectively validated DP for remote use on 567 biopsy cases including 616 individual parts from 7 subspecialties over a duration from March 21, 2020, to June 30, 2020. The slides were digitized using Roche Ventana DP200 whole-slide scanner and reported from respective homes in a risk-mitigated environment. Results: Following re-review of glass slides, there was no major discordance and 1.2% (n = 7/567) minor discordance. The deferral rate was 4.5%. All pathologists reported from their respective homes from laptops with an average network speed of 20 megabits per second. Conclusion: We successfully validated and adopted a digital workflow for remote reporting with available resources and were able to provide our patients, an undisrupted access to subspecialty expertise during these unprecedented times.