[Histonet] how often do you change your hematoxylin?

2012-05-06 Thread Meryl Roberts
We are currently using a vintage solution, and the manufacturer states that it should be good for 2500 slides. We are not a high volume lab; and currently I am finding that the longest I can stretch it out for is 2 weeks max, in which time we have stained less than 1000 slides. How often does

[Histonet] Processing Autopsies

2012-04-10 Thread Meryl Roberts
Our lab processes a high number of autopsies; however we always seem to have tissue that needs to be reprocessed; particularly brains. Does anyone out there have any suggestions as to what an optimal processing cycle would be? We are finding it hard to find a happy medium as there always seem