[Histonet] weekend proc. fix -- a simple idea

[Cheryl]

hi Robin-
 
IThere are a dozen ways to address this but a very simple one without extra resources might be this:
 
Set your processor with the extra 24-48 hours held in the first alcohol. You probably don't want to spread the time across the whole machine or your end product will be VERY different than your weekly processing.  70% doesn't harden the biopsies and meets the fixation requirements currently under regulations. This works if you don't add to the processors after they're first loaded--set your end time for Monday morning and go! Once they change the reg to 6-72 hours, then rethink the distribution of time. 
 
All the other solutions are valid, but his way you don't have to obligate the pathologists to extra handling or have to deal with more than one processor and it's still inside current regs.
 
Happy Thanksgiving!
 
Cheryl Kerry, HT(ASCP)
Full Staff Inc. 
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