TY - JOUR T1 - Audit of medical (non-targeted) liver biopsy specimen quality, pathology reporting and effect on patient management JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 498 LP - 502 DO - 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207366 VL - 75 IS - 7 AU - Sidhant Seth AU - Ewan H Forrest AU - Judith M Morris AU - Mathis Heydtmann AU - Prakash Konanahalli AU - Gabriele Kohnen AU - Karin A Oien Y1 - 2022/07/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/75/7/498.abstract N2 - Aims To evaluate our medical liver pathology practice and its influence on patient management, using audit templates published by the UK Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath).Methods We audited medical liver biopsies reported in our centre in 2019 using RCPath proformas. Data were collected from pathology reports and corresponding electronic patient record.Results 60 cases were selected for audit from 135 eligible biopsies reported in 2019. 58/60 cases were core biopsies and 2/60 were laparoscopic wedge biopsies. 53/57 (93%) core biopsies with available data met RCPath adequacy criteria (length >15 mm and/or ≥6 portal tracts). Most reports (57/60; 95%) were judged to have helped patient management. 25/60 (42%) biopsy reports helped to clarify the clinical diagnosis and 48/60 (80%) led to altered management.Conclusions We demonstrate the utility of the RCPath audit templates, highlighting the clinical value of medical liver biopsies in the diagnostic work-up and management of patients with liver disease. ER -