Do age and service influence on diagnostic quality of ischemic stroke?
The clinicopathological concordance and the rest of the quality indicators were higher in Camilo Cienfuegos Hospital in Sancti Spiritus. The age below 60 years old favoreced the diagnostic discordance in the above mentioned center. Nevertheless, patients with age over 60 years old didn t show important changes in the concordance. The quality indicators were higher in unit f intensive care respect to the clinical services. The quality in the results in the Sancti Spiritus Hospital are determined by the existence of a stroke unit
In this study experience did not improve colposcopic performance, but differences in colposcopic strategy between the two groups were noted. The rather low overall sensitivity and PPV of colposcopy in identifying HSIL, especially in case of a low-grade referral smear, indicate that the role of colposcopy in the detection and treatment of cervical abnormalities is to assess size, site, and extent of an abnormality, rather than to assess the severity of this abnormality. Histology must remain the gold standard for treatment.