RT - European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology ID - 10.22514/ejgo.2024.065 T1 - Comparing loop electrosurgical procedure pathology results in the inpatient and outpatient setting A1 - Allison L Brodsky A1 - Hannah Mathers A1 - Nicole Pebley A1 - Marni B. Jacobs A1 - Oluwole Fadare A1 - Ramez N Eskander K1 - Cervical cancer; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Colposcopy; LEEP; Loop electrosurgical excision procedure YR - 2024 SP - 37 AB -
Loop electrosurgical excision procedures (LEEPs) provide diagnostic information and may be therapeutic. There is limited evidence comparing LEEP outcomes as they relate to treatment setting. We sought to evaluate specimen outcomes of inpatient versus outpatient LEEPs. All patients who underwent LEEP over eight years at a single institution were identified retrospectively. Chart review was conducted to extract data. We analyzed 868 LEEP specimens; 86.4% from the outpatient and 13.6% from the inpatient setting. There was no significant difference in the rates of positive margins or thermal artifact. Fragmentation of the specimen was noted in 39% of inpatient LEEPs compared to 26.1% of outpatient LEEPs (p = 0.14). The median depth of specimen was 8 millimeters in both groups. These results suggest that outpatient LEEP may be equally effective in the management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia with potential cost and patient safety implications.