Subject: Re: [Histonet] Floaters in Waterbath
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
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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 a useful
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
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
Hair net and gloves??
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[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Stella Mireles
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Subject: [Histonet] Floaters in Waterbath
I know we
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
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
