[Histonet] RE: Process and hold?

[Douglas Porter]

Holding the tissue until you come in on Monday may present issues for
ER/PR/Her2 staining.  Not to mention you would have to have control tissues
run under the same conditions.  For the sake of the patient/specimen, we
come in and embed them and go home.  Doesn't take that much time and works
out best for all concerned.

Douglas A. Porter, HT (ASCP) 
Grossing Technician 
IT Coordinator
Cancer Registrar 

CAP-Lab, PLC 
2508 South Cedar Street 			
Lansing, MI 48910-3138 

517-372-5520 (phone) 
517-372-5540 (fax) 

doug.porter <@t> caplab.org 

www.caplab.org 		
 
 
The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or
confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is
not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination,
distribution, copying, forwarding or capture of this communication is
strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error,
please notify me immediately by return e-mail and delete this and all
copies. Thank-you.


-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rathborne,
Toni
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:03 PM
To: 'Tom McNemar'; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Process and hold?

We have actually had someone come in on Sundays just for this reason. An
option for you might be to try this, and have that person put in a full day.
He/she could then take off Monday. It has worked well for us. We also are
able to get IHC cases done over the weekend so they can be given to the
pathologist first thing Monday morning.

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Tom McNemar
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 1:57 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Process and hold?

Hello all,

I was wondering about processing breast specimens (needle cores) on Fridays.

We have asked our radiology department to try to avoid scheduling these
breast biopsies on Fridays since we do not work weekends and are concerned
about the extended time in formalin.

I am thinking that we can run these specimens on a second processor over
Friday night and have someone from the clinical lab come up  and drain the
paraffin.  The tissues would then sit in a warm moist retort until Monday
morning when they would be embedded and cut.  I think the specimens would be
fine.  Processing would be complete at that point and they would hold in the
unopened retort chamber.

Our alternative is to have someone come in every Saturday morning just to
remove and embed these specimens.....



Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
Histology Co-ordinator
Licking Memorial Health Systems
(740) 348-4163
(740) 348-4166
tmcnemar <@t> lmhealth.org<mailto:tmcnemar <@t> lmhealth.org>
www.LMHealth.org<file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\TMCNEMAR\Application%
20Data\Microsoft\Signatures\www.LMHealth.org>

________________________________
This e-mail, including attachments, is intended for the sole use of the
individual and/or entity to whom it is addressed, and contains information
from Licking Memorial Health Systems which is confidential or privileged. If
you are not the intended recipient, nor authorized to receive for the
intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or
use of the contents of this e-mail and attachments is prohibited. If you
have received this in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and
delete the message immediately. You may also contact the LMH Process
Improvement Center at 740-348-4641. E-mail transmissions cannot be
guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted,
corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses.
The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions
in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail
transmission. Thank you.
_______________________________________________
Histonet mailing list
Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet


_______________________________________________
Histonet mailing list
Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet