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Medicolegal questions exist regarding the need for and disposition of permanent records of TCM results. Because national norms for handling of TCM records should be helpful in establishing a medicolegal precedent, we surveyed 122 institutions to determine national habits of acquisition and disposition of TCM records. Seventy-one (58%) institutions using TCM responded with the following results:
Of 71 responding institutions, 66% maintain no permanent copy of TCM results, and only 22% routinely maintain TCM records. Therefore, maintenance of permanent TCM records cannot be considered standard practice in the United States.
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Peevy, K., Hall, M. 785 TRANSCUTANEOUS MONITOR (TCM) RECORDS: PATTERNS OF ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION IN THE UNITED STATES. Pediatr Res 19, 241 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198504000-00815
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198504000-00815