Effect of Quality Control Circle on the deferral rate of the frozen section report in pathology department

Objective To compare the deferral rate of the frozen section reports before and after applying quality control circle (QCC), and to explore the effect of QCC. Methods The frozen section reports of the pathology department in Chinese PLA General hospital from June to August in 2014 were collected, and the QCC was established along with the activity themes and activity schedules. Finally the status quo and influence factors leading to the deferral of frozen section were displayed and related intervention were carried out. Results After the implementation of QCC, the deferral rate of the frozen section report decreased significantly from 48.32% to 24.42%. Conclusion QCC is able to decrease the deferral rate of the frozen section reports.