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To: Martha Ward-Pathology
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https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/article/136/5/767/1766314
"Floaters represent a potential source of diagnostic error and occur in 0.01%
to 1.2% of slides. Pick up of floaters from the water bath appears most common
(∼60%). Floaters in only 1 level and mismatch with the specimen tissue type are
cl
Beautiful reply!
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On May 29, 2012, at 4:58 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> Hi Ann-
>
> May we assume you've confirmed this is happening at embedding and have ruled
> out any floaters happening during cutting?
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> When embedding, keep Kimwipes or other tissues around, keep the wells
This was an excellent article, I archived it, interesting that your own
experiments confirmed this results.
Joelle Weaver MAOM, BA, (HTL) ASCP
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> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 08:19:25 -0700
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The recent paper by Platt et all (Tissue Floaters and Contaminants in the
Histology Laboratory, Arch Pathol Lab Med, Vol 133, June 2009) details floaters
from waterbaths and staining process pretty well.
Waterbaths do not appear to be a contributor. They literally found only ONE
tissue fragmen
Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Floaters in Waterbath
I have always used pieces of phone book paper. Just ask everyone to bring in
their old phone books, and tear the papers off at the seam. They provide just
the right amount of absorption, are the perfect size, are free and
, MA
From: Angela Bitting
To: Jackie M O'Connor ; Stella Mireles
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Cc: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Fri, October 23, 2009 10:40:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Floaters in Waterbath
We currently have a Qu
Hi Stella, Not only wiping the top of the waterbath water with kimwipes between
each block, and keeping forceps clean at embedding, and keeping your slides
clean, but also keeping things clean at grossing: clean cutting board and
instruments between tissues or cases. One pathologist called it fo
We currently have a Quality Improvement Plan in effect to address this issue.
Jackie is right about keeping those forcep wells clean.
Although we don't swipe Kimwipes over our waterbath after each block, we do it
very regularly.
Another thing to consider is how often you clean your embedding mold
Hair net and gloves??
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[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Stella Mireles
Sent: 23 October 2009 15:11
To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Floaters in Waterbath
I know we ha
Kim wipes seem to pick up more debris than paper towels, and they pick up
much less water. We routinely sweep the waterbath with a kimwipe after
each block. You can also pick up floaters from embedding if the forceps
are not cleaned between each block. Most embedding centers have multiple
Kim Wipes pulled across the top of the water will pick up most, if not all
floaters. Very thin so they don't deplete the water bath. Should be done
after each block to prevent floaters.
Debbie M. Boyd, HT(ASCP) I Chief Histologist I Southside Regional Medical
Center I
200 Medical Park Boulev
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