Endocrine Abstracts

PPGL’s are tumours arising from adrenomedullary and extra-adrenal chromaffin cells. The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) has issued updated guidance on the minimum dataset requirements in the histopathological reporting of PPGLs. The datasets enable pathologists to grade and stage cancers in a consistent manner and provide prognostic information, to facilitate the highest standard of care for patients. This retrospective analysis was conducted to assess if PPGL hist...

Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life threatening emergency and its management is frequently protocolised. Adherence to protocols has been shown to shorten the time to DKA resolution however the management recommendations outlined in most DKA protocols is based on weak evidence and/or consensus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency with which divergence from local DKA protocol was observed at our institution. A retrospective review of medical records was conduct...

University Hospital Limerick (UHL) is a large model 4 hospital in Ireland’s Midwest serving a population of ~413,000 people. The radiology department performs an average of 220 thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsies (FNABs) per year. The aim of this study was to determine how many non-diagnostic or unsatisfactory results are returned, necessitating repeat FNAB. Data was collected on the previous 502 thyroid FNAB results using the hospital laboratory information system. O...