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gives our patients peace of mind and helps us to see more patients more quickly by releasing appointment capacity for other patients.” The North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS
Foundation Trust has also implemented the technology. The Trust’s lead nurse colposcopist, Corene Veitch, highlights the benefits of the approach in terms of patient care and efficiency:
“Within colposcopy, it is essential that we
are able to confidently diagnose cervical abnormalities and make the best decision for patients at their first visit. The introduction of the technology to our services helps us to do this, and achieve a fuller and more accurate diagnosis for our patients. “Zedscan also gives us the ability to confidently rule out disease in many cases and removes the need for a diagnostic biopsy and unnecessary follow-up appointments. This gives our patients peace of mind and helps us to see more patients more quickly by releasing appointment capacity for other patients.” The technology is also seeing increasing
adoption across the globe, supported by an increasing body of research. “We have witnessed a phenomenal period of growth that sees us now being used in many NHS Trusts in the UK and in clinical settings around the world. I also
spoke at the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss how the technology may help third world countries where screening programmes are not yet as advanced as the UK,” Sameer Kothari comments. “Most excitingly, we just received our most
robust research to date. Scientists looked at the examinations of 5257 women by 82 colposcopists in 26 clinics in 9 different countries.1
The biggest
increase was in women referred with low grade changes, often the most challenging to visualise, where ZedScan had over a 50% increase in high grade disease detection. “Overall, it showed that Zedscan increases cervical cancer detection by 24%. We are delighted with this especially in the diagnosis of hard to spot cases. We are genuinely making a difference,” he concluded.
Reference 1 Tidy, J and Brown, B, Increased detection of high grade CIN, when using electrical impedance spectroscopy as an adjunct to routine colposcopy, is maintained when used across international boundaries: Prospective data from nine European countries, European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology (
ejog.org) June 2022,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.05.025
About the author CSJ
Amanda Caley is a clinical specialist for Zilico, who has a background in clinical education and 11 years’ experience in various surgical specialties. Over the last 9 years, she has focused primarily on women’s health, cultivating a particular interest in innovation aimed at reducing inequalities and accelerating patient pathways. Amanda is currently part of a team
developing a second-generation medical device which helps increase detection of cervical changes by 24% enabling quicker treatment for those who need it, and reassurance to those without cervical changes.
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