FS standard is 15 minutes/case. René J. --- On Sat, 2/6/10, Rittman, Barry R <barry.r.ritt...@uth.tmc.edu> wrote:
From: Rittman, Barry R <barry.r.ritt...@uth.tmc.edu> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Frozen Sections Slides per Day Question To: "tahs...@brain.net.pk" <tahs...@brain.net.pk>, "soofia siddiqui" <soofi...@yahoo.com> Cc: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 8:03 AM While I no longer cut frozen sections, I did so for several years. The number of blocks and sections you cut depends on so many factors including the type of tissue sectioned, changing knife and roll plate positions, time to seal and store blocks after cutting, your expertise etc. So that, depending on circumstances, the number can vary considerably from lab to lab. What mostly concerned me about your email was that you would be doing this all day. There are so many injuries that can be caused by repetitive tasks in histology, most commonly cutting of frozen and paraffin wax sections. Apart from this is the potential for errors that occur with continuous repetitive tasks and increases with the length of time period in which these are done.. I would recommend that multitasking with some other tasks alternating with the frozen sections Just my opinion. Barry ________________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of tahs...@brain.net.pk [tahs...@brain.net.pk] Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 3:38 AM To: soofia siddiqui Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Frozen Sections Slides per Day Question Dear Soofia Sissiqui, 25 blocks (12 slides for each block with 3-4 sections)as per Welcan Units code # 5019 entire day ( 8 hours 480 minte) Muhammad Tahseen Histology Supervisor SKMTH&RC Lahore Pakistan > Hi dear histology experts, > I will greatly appreciate if somebody can let me know the estimated number > of slides (with 3 sections per slide) per day on average a lab technician > can cut (of frozen tissue). > > I am a lab technician ( not a histotech) and work alone in a highly > complex testing specialzed low volume dermatology lab.My job > description includes 30 % of immunohistochemistry related dutites. I cut > skin frozen sections and do immunohistochemistry manually for several > years . My routiene panel consists of 12 antibodies for T-cells surface > markers. Ocassionally I add another panel of 8 antibodies for B-Cells. > I am very slow in cutting sections and strugle a lot to get good sections. > If I spend entire day ( 8 hours) just cutting 3-4 section on each slide > with slow speed. What number of slides should be considered as efficent > cutting? > What number of blocks (12 slides for each block with 3-4 sections) should > I finish in one day? > > Help me please if you can. Thanks. Soofia > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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