Cytology results of the lavages taken by the doctor and the patient compared with the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear
| Pap smear | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cytology result | Normal | Very mild dyskaryosis | Mild dyskaryosis or worse |
| Unsatisfactory indicates no or too few cervical cells detectable. Agreement between lavage taken by doctor and Pap smear: κ=0.28; agreement between lavage taken by patient and Pap smear: κ=0.14; agreement between lavage taken by doctor and lavage taken by patient: κ=0.37. | |||
| Lavage taken by doctor (n=71) | |||
| Normal | 15 | 4 | 23 |
| Very mild dyskaryosis | – | – | 3 |
| Mild dyskaryosis or worse | – | 1 | 22 |
| Unsatisfactory | – | – | 3 |
| Lavage taken by patient (n=71) | |||
| Normal | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| Very mild dyskaryosis | – | – | 1 |
| Mild dyskaryosis or worse | – | – | 12 |
| Not done | 4 | 1 | 10 |