T.A.B.: Proposed new system for graphic standardization (and sharing) of clinical histories of bladder cancer patients.
OBJECTIVE
Doctors usually report patients' histories in three forms: on paper, as electronic files, or as slides. However, because accurate reporting of a long clinical history is difficult, especially in cases of chronic or long-term diseases, mistakes and misunderstandings can and do occur.We have developed and tested a template-based graphic system named T.A.B. (Talking About Bladder) to standardize the clinical histories of patients with bladder cancer (BC), focusing on non-muscle-invasive diseases.


METHODS
By standardizing data inputs into a single template using a few simple symbols, the system can combine and overlap clinical, pathological, and therapeutic information.


CONCLUSIONS
Our proposed system for reporting BC history could reduce the risk of missing important clinical information, especially in patients with long-term BC.This simple, immediate, and standardized system of reporting NMIBC medical history could facilitate both adherence to standards of care and assessment of care when treatment guidelines exist.
Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology- Urology, University of Padova, Padova - Italy.
Fabrizio
F
Dal Moro
Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology- Urology, University of Padova, Padova - Italy.
Filiberto
F
Zattoni
D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011996:Records; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy