Re: [Histonet] Warm formalin

I agree with Paula. I think the doc has a legitimate concern. Garrey Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 22, 2020, at 1:20 AM, Patpxs via Histonet > wrote: > > Hi Erin, > > Often heat is applied to formalin to speed up fixation. That said there is > probably a temperature point where it goes fr

[Histonet] Tissue processor errors, failures and what to do

Happy 4th to all. Does anyone have a procedure on what to do when a tissue processor fails or alarms. I want to learn more about the science behind tissue processing so I know what to do when the machine fails. This happened to a friend recently and I want to prevent my tissues/biopsies from be

Re: [Histonet] New processor and white paper, need pathologists to participate

I might be interested Curt. Please send me details. Garrey Faller MD Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 11, 2020, at 6:04 PM, Curt Tague via Histonet > wrote: > ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/ma

Re: [Histonet] Need a procedure

Great helpful information. We use plasma /thrombin. It’s easy to use, and we have plenty of access to it from our blood bank. However, we are looking to switch to Gel. Why? 1. If you don’t keep an eye on your plasma, at some point you could see fungi in your specimen with a chance you might t

Re: [Histonet] Delay in embedding?

I’ve done it a handful of times when my only Histotech called in sick. No effect on quality. Garrey Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2019, at 2:24 AM, Jennifer Saunders via Histonet > wrote: > > I don’t see a problem with it. We all melt and re-embed tissue for all kinds > of reasons every

Re: [Histonet] weekends in the small lab

Agree. As a pathologist, I’ve benefited from weekend coverage at a much smaller Hospital lab. Now am at a much busier lab and we don’t have weekend coverage . Would I like it? Yes. But we function fine without it. One thing to always consider is cap/Asco time fixation guidelines for breast biop

Re: [Histonet] Tissue Contamination

I agree with the comments made. How do Histotechs mitigate the risk? Do they use water? Do they just place the forceps back into the hot well/holder at the embedder? What is the best way to ensure safe embedding by the Histotech? Although rare, contaminants do end up in blocks. The grosser says i

Re: [Histonet] Quality Measure for Pathology

Good ideas. I would get the pathologist(s) involved. Having just one monitor in my opinion would not fly in my book. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 12, 2018, at 9:33 AM, Normington Lacy via Histonet > wrote: > > Some ideas: > > Proficiency Testing > Corrected Results (Addendums/Amendment) vol

Re: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

I have had to deal with this in the past and could not find an answer . My intuition was that it can't be good to leave in hot wax. So, on the rare occasion when my only Histotech called in sick I had to take the blocks out and cool them down. When ready they were put back in the tissue embedder

[Histonet] policy for return of specimens to patients (hardware, gallstones, placentas, etc)

HI everyone, Are any of you willing to share your policy? It is not uncommon for a patient to request his/her gallbladder, stone, placentas, hardware. Patients also rarely request their placentas to eat. I believe patients to have rights to their tissues. Thanks in advance. Garrey ___

[Histonet] Secondary specimen container labelling: New CAP checklist requirement: COM.06200

Hi everyone, I just noticed this new CAP requirement. Its in the All common checklist. I always thought slides and blocks must have two separate patient identifiers. Now, I guess slides and blocks are considered "secondary containers" and need only one. Am I reading this correctly? Our lab is 100%