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We observed that even if communication between the clinician and the pathologist is established in a brief time, in some cases, reaching the patient may take longer.
Most of the patients did not follow their pathology reports that may lead to delayed treatment and worsening of prognosis.
Our results revealed that receiving verbal phone notification was significantly associated with patients’ admission to the hospital time.
To improve patient safety; informing patients verbally should be included in panic diagnosis policies, patients should be informed about the follow-up of the pathology report and their contact information should be kept up to date.