If I were inspecting you, I would ask you to show me how you are in compliance. I would not stop until you showed me documented times in formalin. I would want to see something like " Formalin fixation time in 10% NBF is 18 hours"
Mike -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Nita Searcy Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 12:38 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] ER/PR HER2 Redux Funny, I thought I had this issue taken care of but we are once again discussing it! What are others doing to verify formalin fixation times? Is it "good enough" to have a blanket statement in the report that we are in compliance of the 6-48 hour required time ( we have fixation time on container dictated into report & we process on the weekend ) or is the actual hours of fixation ( time in formalin container+ time in processor = total fixation time) documented into the report? And do you document ALL? So that even those that are unsuspected (reductions) get a fixation ( just in case). Discussion on Wednesday. Thanks Nita Searcy, HT/HTL (ASCP) Scott and White Hospital Division Manager, Anatomic Pathology 2401 S. 31st. Street 254-724-2438 Temple, Texas, 76502 nsea...@swmail.sw.org 254-724-2438 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
