If you’re doing online retrieval/deparaffinization, try deparafinizing offline.
I found the paraffin we loved had was higher in polymers and resulted in the
tissue being prone to lifting. As soon as we started deparafinizing BEFORE
putting the slides on the instrument, we had greater (not perf
From the vendor perspective, we have definitely seen an increase in
implementation of our processors. Going to the xylene-free, isopropanol
clearing approach has lead to converts because the process is more gentle
(xylene can harden dense tissues and over clear small specimens). Before
coming
Unfortunately, there are no “best practices” for room conditions that I can
find. The only real standard is to follow the manufacturer’s guidelines for
reagents AND equipment. There is a reference to ideal ranges on the FDA
website, but it’s specifically refers to clinical labs. I look forward
We baked our slides in our IHC oven on metal trays (for cytology) overnight so
we could file them. 15 minutes wouldn’t have worked, but maybe they are using
a hotter oven. As for the air pockets, the baking won’t solve that. This
usually (but not always) happens when the ratio of mounting med
I don’t know the brand, but they are called paratrimmers. Multiple vendors
carry they such as Newcomer or Mercedes. My techs loved them!
From: Jay Lundgren via Histonet
Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 6:04:37 PM
To: histonet
Subject: [Histonet] Who sells that bl
This is so hard to unpack everything that could be wrong with this situation.
The weights the lab assistants take would lead me to the conclusion that this
would be part of grossing, because it is reportable. It’s such a slippery
slope when you start delegating tasks associated with high compl
We included random reviews along with any discrepancies and how they were
handled. If you look through the CLIA brochure for competency assessments, it
defines all of the required elements. You need to cover each of the points
mentioned somehow. I included the link :)
https://www.cms.gov/regul
