Hello,
Not to be the devil's advocate, but in our research lab we routinely put
bone specimens in a vacuum oven at 60 degrees overnight or several days to
promote better infiltration after processing. Somewhere I was taught that
specimens are not damaged in the paraffin bath as long as the
Thanks everyone for the responses! And just to make sure...I was joking with
the Amazon reference, lol! But I do aim high!
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> On May 16, 2017, at 2:37 PM, Dragoo, Michelle wrote:
>
> We are the same as Tim. Typically we try to get things out within 24 hours,
> that said,
And that should say MUCH better..
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Pathology Manager
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I agree?
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> On May 16, 2017, at 1:28 PM, Logan, Shannon via Histonet
> wrote:
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> Hello Paula,
> So why must the cassettes be removed on Saturday morning if you aren't
> embedding until Monday morning?
> Don't you have a "delay start" feature on your processor? Neither opti
We do a delay protocol as well. The tissue samples will sit in formalin and
start processing Sunday night for a normal amount of time to come off Monday
morning. If this is not a possibility, it would be better to let them harden in
the paraffin than to leave them in the hot paraffin, as this wi
Must better to remove them on Sat than to leave in the hot paraffin. We do this
all the time so we can meet the CAP time in formalin for the breasts.
Good luck! j
Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
678-843-7376 Phone
678-843-7831 Fax
770-380-8099 Cell
joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org
www.saintjosep
Hi Paula,
I am in agreement with everyone else about putting the processor on a delay so
it will finish when needed. However, if that is not possible, it is perfectly
fine for the blocks to harden at room temp, not freezing, and then be warmed up
again for embedding. This has come up in my rese
We are the same as Tim. Typically we try to get things out within 24 hours,
that said, it depends on how old the case is, does it need recuts etc. etc. I
think your current time of 48 hours sounds quite reasonable.
Michelle R. Dragoo, MBA, HT (ASCP)
Supervisor, Histology
Northwestern Medicine
Hi Shannon and Everyone Else,
Usually the samples are placed on a weekend delay. This time, however,
the breast cases were sitting in formalin since Thursday and the run had to
end on Saturday due to the CAP 72 hour rule for breast and HER2 testing.
The problem is, the person in charge of Histol
Hello Paula,
So why must the cassettes be removed on Saturday morning if you aren't
embedding until Monday morning?
Don't you have a "delay start" feature on your processor? Neither option A or B
seem like a good thing for the tissue!
We time our processor to finish at 5 AM Monday when the first
1. Send-Outs (Cristi Rigazio)
Our TAT for send-outs is 1 working day (M-F). The office staff here use the
"Slide/block Send Out" function in CoPath to track all material moving in and
out of Anatomic Pathology and it really speed up retrieval of case material
3. Cassette printers - mul
Thanks to those sending me printer information. There were a couple we didn't
know existed ! Cheryl
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From: Cheryl via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 12:57 PM
To: Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] cassette print
Please don't leave the tissue in the hot wax.They will harden and be brittle.
Cynthia James H.T
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On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 10:50 AM, P Sicurello via
Histonet wrote: Good Morning Listers,
I am asking the collective wisdom of the Histonet this question:
Is i
Do you have a Pathology Residency Program? If so, good luck with a policy that
states that requests will be sent out in 48 hours. Our policy is 3-5 business
days once we receive the request. Having said that, most requests are
processed in 2-3 days.
Richard
Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
Direct
Hello all,
I am looking for opinions on giant block clamps for the Leica
RM2235 and Microm HM355S microtomes.
* I know CellPath makes one, are their others?
* Is it easy to swap them out for a regular clamp, or is it advisable
to dedicate one microtome for these
I consider taking out → freezing → melting → casting blocks is worse than
leaving the tissues in molten paraffin.It seems that your Monday tissue
processing ends on Saturday. I suggest to process your tissues with a "delay"
(most tissue processers have this feature) and leave them more time in
Really? You want to compare your lab to Amazon? If you have stock on-hand,
located in one place, have robots to retrieve it, people who do nothing but
pack boxes and trucks standing by to take any order at any time of day, then
you are in the league of Amazon and can receive an order and send it
Good Morning Listers,
I am asking the collective wisdom of the Histonet this question:
Is it better to remove baskets from the processor on Saturday morning and:
A. Let the cassettes freeze, then melt them down and embed Monday morning?
OR
B. Leave the cassettes in molten paraffin and embed M
Cheryl,
We use the Primera printer and have had great success with it. It's small and
reliable. You can get it from http://cwsincorp.com/
Linda
Linda Blazek HT (ASCP)
Pathology Lab Manager
GI Pathology of Dayton
Digestive Specialists, Inc
Phone: (937) 396-2623
Email: lbla...@digestivespecialis
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