We write a "macro-protocol" at the time of grossing with all blocknumbers and additional identifer. This paper is matched the first time with all blocks after embedding and before cutting. Missing blocks or wrong labelled blocks are found. The second time the paper is matched with all slides after staining and before delivering. Missing and wrong labelled slides are found. Additional the slide-number and material is matched with the "case sheet".
The slides are labelled batchwise with 10 per batch immediatly before cutting. The identifiers (letters, "lateral", "resection-margin", etc.) are written on side of the cassette, so numbers can be written big enough. The numbers have maximum of 5 digits slash year. 12345/09 Gudrun -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Im Auftrag von Morken, Tim Gesendet: Freitag, 20. November 2009 01:20 An: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Betreff: [Histonet] Preventing slide labeling mistakes Hi, Can people share their procedures for preventing manual slide labeling mistakes? No need to include barcoding - we are exploring that but it is a ways off. We currently have a manual process: We prohibit pre-labeling slides in batches (many blocks/slides at one time), require labeling slides (hand-written) only at the time of cutting a single block, and matching paper label to the slide after staining. We don't currently match blocks to slides. Thanks for any info! Tim Morken Supervisor, Histology / IPOX UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet