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There is considerable heterogeneity, however, in the laboratory criteria different institutions use to trigger these pathologist blood smear reviews (PBSRs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively reviewed 1782 laboratory-initiated PBSRs performed at our institution to understand the indications for PBSR and their outcomes. Based on our findings, we revised our laboratory\u2019s PBSR criteria as part of a quality improvement initiative to reduce the number of unnecessary reviews. All PBSRs were tracked for several months before and after the intervention to assess the impact of our intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>At baseline, 89% of PBSRs yielded no additional information, and only 6% yielded new information that appeared to be clinically impactful. The PBSR criteria based on abnormal platelet counts or leukopenia contributed to a disproportionate number of noncontributory reviews. Removing these conditions from our criteria led to an increase in the proportion of PBSRs yielding novel information from 7% to 16% and reduced the total number of reviews performed monthly by 17%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Removal of low-yield conditions from our laboratory\u2019s PBSR criteria led to a reduction in the number of unnecessary reviews performed. Our work demonstrates a practical quality improvement strategy to improve PBSR utility without compromising patient care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/labmed\/lmag061","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,16]],"date-time":"2026-08-16T11:26:27Z","timestamp":1786879587000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Improving laboratory criteria to reduce unnecessary peripheral blood smear reviews by pathologists"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"57","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8306-8611","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lincoln A","family":"Brown","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville, TN,","place":["United States"]},{"name":"Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville, TN,","place":["United States"]},{"name":"Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville, TN,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Simonds","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville, TN,","place":["United States"]},{"name":"Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville, TN,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claudio A","family":"Mosse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville, TN,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026091719571261400_lmag061-B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"641","DOI":"10.1309\/AJCP7D8ECZRXGWCG","article-title":"Comparison of automated differential blood cell counts from Abbott Sapphire, Siemens Advia 120, Beckman Coulter DxH 800, and Sysmex XE-2100 in normal and pathologic samples","volume":"139","author":"Meintker","year":"2013","journal-title":"Am J Clin Pathol"},{"key":"2026091719571261400_lmag061-B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"338","DOI":"10.1111\/ijlh.12980","article-title":"Evaluation of the detection of blasts by Sysmex hematology instruments, CellaVision DM96, and manual microscopy using flow cytometry as the confirmatory method","volume":"41","author":"Eilertsen","year":"2019","journal-title":"Int J Lab Hematol"},{"key":"2026091719571261400_lmag061-B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"291","DOI":"10.5083\/ejcm\/25-07-53","article-title":"A comparative study of hematology parameters determined by manual and automated method in the diagnosis of anemia","volume":"15","author":"Alphonsa","year":"2025","journal-title":"Eur J Cardiovasc Med"},{"key":"2026091719571261400_lmag061-B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"48","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1751-553X.2007.01002.x","article-title":"Can automated blood film analysis replace the manual differential? 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