I would not normally promote a product but I have seen the TissueSafe and
SealSafe (Milestone) in use at a couple of hospitals for formalin management in
the OR and in the lab and was most impressed.
John
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On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 9:54 AM, Nancy Schmitt via Histonet
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Hi Nancy,
All routine specimens in our hospital are placed in formalin in the OR.
Breast lumps and mastectomy specimens are sent up fresh so that they arrive
STAT (to minimize cold ischemic times) and lymph nodes for lymphoma
protocol are also sent up fresh. [*they actually send sentinel nodes up
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Hello-
I would appreciate input on how you are getting formalin on to the specimens:
* Is it done in OR
* Are specimens brough to pathology and add formalin there
* If so - does lab or OR add the formalin
* Other?
Are you Joint Commission?
Thank you!
Nancy Schmitt MLT, HT(ASCP)
We use P8920 Sigma-Aldrich Poly-L-lysine solution. Great retention without
excess background staining. You can prep a rack of slides in diluted solution
but we put a gloved finger over the end of the bottle and and swipe it down the
slide at full strength. Let the slide dry and move forward as
