Abstract
Conventional Pap smear is a commonly done screening test for cervical cancer. Accurate interpretation depends upon the specimen adequacy which is considered to be the single most important quality indicator of “The Bethesda System (TBS)”. To audit specimen adequacy and compare results based on 2014 TBS. Retrospective audit from 1 April to 31 December 2015. Data was collected from case notes and Pap smear reports. A total of 146 Pap smears were done during the study period. Majority of the women (34 %) were between 41 and 50 years. Fifty-five per cent had a small family size of two children. Seventy-six per cent were premenopausal while 34 % were post-menopausal. Transformation zone/endocervical component (TZ/EC) was seen in 87 % of smears. Blood was seen in 2.7 % and inflammatory cells in 59.6 % of smears. All smears were satisfactory for interpretation by the cytologist. In the final interpretation, atrophic smears were seen in 2/146 (1.4 %), low-grade epithelial abnormality and high-grade abnormality were seen in one smear each (0.7 %). Colposcopy and directed biopsy were normal in both. A total of 43.8 % were normal. A total of 53.4 % were inflammatory. In this audit, 100 % smears were satisfactory for interpretation and above the literature standard of 99.5 %.
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