RE: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-02 Thread Horn, Hazel V
ldrens.org -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth) Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 4:52 PM Cc: HISTONET Subject: Re: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology OR - you

RE: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-02 Thread Tom McNemar
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Cartun Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 4:27 PM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology How are other hospitals transporting "fresh" tissue specimens from operating rooms to the Pathol

Re: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-01 Thread Heather D'orazio
From: "Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth)" To: Cc: HISTONET Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology OR - you can get a rubbermaid took box and slap a few biohazard stickers on it and put some formalin pads inside and you

Re: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-01 Thread Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth)
OR - you can get a rubbermaid took box and slap a few biohazard stickers on it and put some formalin pads inside and you have a transport box for surgical specimens. I happen to know that that is how this box was "invented". Andrea Grantham, HT (ASCP) Senior Research Specialist University of

RE: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-01 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala
-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Cartun [rcar...@harthosp.org] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 2:26 PM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology How are other hospitals transporting "fresh" tissue specimens from operating rooms to the Pathology Frozen S

[Histonet] Question - OR specimens to Pathology

2013-08-01 Thread Richard Cartun
How are other hospitals transporting "fresh" tissue specimens from operating rooms to the Pathology Frozen Section room for an intraoperative consultation? Occasionally, we get specimens delivered on "towels" and I don't think this is appropriate. I think they should be in a container that can