Abstract
Concurrent examinations of cervical scrape and irrigation smears were carried out on 1,763 patients. O[ 1,763 irrigation kits dispensed, 1,453 were returned giving an over-all return rate of 81.8 per cent. Eighty-five and nine-tenths per cent of the irrigation smears were satisfactory for interpretation. The factors regarding the unsatisfactory rate are discussed. Twenty-one of 25 women with suspicious or positive cervical scrape and/or irrigation smears had cervical biopsies per[ormed. Of 8 cases of cervical carcinoma, none were missed by the irrigation smear. From the data accumulated thus far, the irrigation smear appears to be an accurate method of assessing the cytologic status present and should be regarded as an adjunct in large population screening programs.
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