[Histonet] TAT for frozens?

Bill bill501 <@t> mindspring.com
Thu Apr 28 10:38:30 CDT 2005


At 11:06 AM -0400 4/28/05, Tom McNemar wrote:
>I was wondering what folks are using as a benchmark for frozen section TAT.
>Do you even have one?  We have always listed a 15 minute TAT for but we are
>not always meeting it these days.  The 15 minutes is for single frozens.

IMO, this is a useless benchmark as every case is different. A fozen 
should takes as long as it needs to take to come up with an 
appropriate and accurate diagnosis.

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Bill Blank, MD
Heartland Lab




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