[Histonet] IHC Workload

[Alan Bishop]

Some interesting stats there.

Our lab does around 20,000 IHC slides a year. Most blocks already processed
and embedded from us doing the routine histology but the daily workload of
recutting, adding controls and the whole IHC process is done by one person!
All of our workload is done by hand at the moment and all achieved in less
than a standard working day - usually all issued to the paths by mid
afternoon.

>From the survey I should probably think about getting some more staff for
the IHC :-)

Cheers

Alan

On 08/07/06, Rene J Buesa <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Jennifer:
>   From a survey I finished in Feb./06 (Advance Magazine 3 July/06) I can
> give you some general information:
>   1-the average of IHC tests/year in 22 foreign labs = 18,000
>   2-the average for USA labs (23) = 8,000 [General averages between 300
> and 69,000 slides/year for all labs).
>   3- the difference in IHC workload between foreign and USA labs is
> significant (P<0.05)
>   4- usually the slides are cut in the same lab (average 2 hours/day).
>   5-46% of labs use autostainers (different makes).
>   6-for total workload = between 1 and 27 HTs (Average = 8; data from 122
> labs).
>   7-lab assistants: between 0 and 7, average = 2 (48 labs).
>   Hope this will help you!
>   René J.
>
>
> Jennifer MacDonald <JMacDonald <@t> mtsac.edu> wrote:
>   I have a few questions for IHC labs related to workload and staffing.
> Thank you.
> 1. How many slides per day?
> 2. Are slides processed, embedded, and cut by the IHC staff or elsewhere?
> 3. Automation or manual.
> If automation what instrument?
> 4. Number of staff members to perform the workload?
> How many histotechs? How many lab assistants?
>
> Thanks to all who help with this.
> Jennifer MacDonald
> Mt. San Antonio College
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