title: Patient preference and recall of results of EUS-guided FNA.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are no clear guidelines regarding the best way, in terms of timing and setting, to deliver results to patients who undergo EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA) of suspected pancreatic masses.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to study (1) whether patients undergoing EUS-FNA prefer to receive preliminary results immediately after the procedure or at a later date, after final results are known; and (2) to assess the accuracy of patients' recollection of information given to them regarding their FNA diagnosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We enrolled patients presenting to our endoscopy center for EUS-FNA of suspected pancreatic masses and obtained data through 4 pilot surveys.
  
  
  METHODS
  University-based endoscopy center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty patients who were referred for EUS-FNA of suspected pancreatic masses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 57 of 59 patients (96.6%) wanted preliminary results the same day as the procedure. Twenty-eight of 60 (42.7%) knew they were having a biopsy, and 42 of 60 (70%) knew cancer was suspected. Of those who received preliminary results, 31 of 41 (75%) remembered the diagnosis correctly the next day, and 32 of 38 (84%) remembered the diagnosis correctly 1 week later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Single-center pilot study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of our patients wished to receive preliminary results the same day as the procedure. Although most patients remembered results correctly, 25% of patients did not remember the correct diagnosis the next day. Further work is needed to improve patient's understanding of the reasons for the EUS-FNA and recall of preliminary EUS-FNA results.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 South Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8124, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Dayna S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Early
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Janec
authors.forename: Riad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azar
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ristvedt
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Edmundowicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed