Most clinician I know have other staff in the procedure room. Why not have someone other than the clinician place the specimen in the formalin. This way you get the best possible fixation for the patient. Cindy
Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT (ASCP) Laboratory/Histology Supervisor X-Cell Laboratories e-mail cp...@x-celllab.com -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Tryka, A. Francine Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:30 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] alcohol as a fixative Hello all in histoland. I have a clinician who may be sensitive to formalin. One of my colleagues suggests that he place his endoscopy specimens into alcohol instead of the usual formalin to mitigate his exposure. Have any of you dealt with this problem? What percent alcohol would you suggest? Or methanol? Would you transfer it back into formalin upon receipt in the lab? Thanks, Franci Tryka ________________________________ Correspondence, including e-mail and other electronic communications, to and from employees and elected officials of the Teton County Hospital District, dba St. John's Medical Center, may be subject to disclosure under the Wyoming Public Records Act. This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ 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