[Histonet] Placenta disposal

[Joe Nocito]

Jerry,
Yes, CAP did change block retention back to 10 years.

Joe Nocito BS, HT(ASCP)QIHC
Histology Manager
Pathology Reference Lab
San Antonio, TX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Wilson" <slimwillie <@t> cox.net>
To: "Cindy DuBois" <ccdub <@t> earthlink.net>; <JShaw <@t> rockdale.org>
Cc: "Histonet" <Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Placenta disposal


> I thought the CAP had changed the time frame back to 10 years for block
> retention.  It seems they had changed from 10 to 5 a couple of years ago
and
> then more recently changed back to 10 years.  Can anyone clarify this?
The
> wet tissue should be kept for 2 weeks after the final report- we keep ours
> one month just to be safe
>
> Jerry Wilson
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy DuBois" <ccdub <@t> earthlink.net>
> To: <JShaw <@t> rockdale.org>
> Cc: "Histonet" <Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 7:49 AM
> Subject: [Histonet] Placenta disposal
>
>
> > We have a CAP standard which states all processed tissues blocks are to
be
> > kept 5 years.  Gross only specimens are to be kept 2 weeks.
> >
> > We keep the wet tissue 3 weeks (just to make sure).  However, our lab
> > manager was kind enough to offer an "archival" system to the hospitals
we
> > service as an added incentive to keep their business.  This means we now
> > receive, process and block every single placenta and keep the blocks 20
> > years !!  This has created a huge storage problem for us.  We only cut
the
> > blocks on the cases where the placenta is abnormal, or there was a
> birthing
> > or baby problem.  All others have a "tag" in them and we store them w/o
> > cutting.  I can only remember on 2 occasions(we have been doing this for
3
> > years) where we had to go back and process the archived blocks.
> >
> >
> > Cindy DuBois, HT ASCP
> > Delta Pathology Assoc.
> > Stockton CA
> >
> >
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