I know this topic has been beaten to death in the past and do realize it is dependent on tissue orientation, quantity of pieces in a block, and experience.
There are guidelines suggested by the College of Med Lab of Ontario in a document Oct 2008 that indicates the expected minimum daily range is Specimens with no orientation 16-38 seconds per specimen Specimens with orientation 21 to 52 seconds peer specimen Mixed cassettes 60-70 per hour I would like to know if this is monitored and what do you if your techs are unable to reach these recommendations, even after several years of experience. I realize these are minimum suggestions and should be achievable but what recommendations are suggested if a tech with over 10 years experience still averages close to 2 minutes a block. On average we may have 120-140 blocks a day and it takes 3.5-4 hours to embed. I have had ergonomic assessments done. They seem to maintain a constant level and will not strive for improvement. Any suggestions? Diana _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
