[Histonet] room temp monitoring

[O'Donnell, Bill]

Temps MIGHT be different. Do they have doors? What's behind the wall
(poorly insulated, hot water pipes) All of that being said, the point
might be are they within a range? Most likely they are, especially since
the lab establishes the range. 5 degrees Celcius on either side of 25
should keep everything in nice order. I do not monitor cabinets, but
ambient room temp because my range is wide enough to handle a reasonable
flux in temp.

Hope this helps more than confuses - Bill

William (Bill) O'Donnell, HT (ASCP) QIHC 
Lead Histologist
Good Samaritan Hospital
10 East 31st Street
Kearney, NE 68847 

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Linda A
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 11:19 AM
To: Carol Bryant; Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] room temp monitoring 

Wouldn't all your cabinets be the same temperature as that of the room
the cabinets are in?  We just monitor the general ambient temperature
because some of our reagents state that storage is at room temperature. 


Linda A. Sebree
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics IHC/ISH Laboratory
DB1-223 VAH
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792
(608)265-6596


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Bryant
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Subject: [Histonet] room temp monitoring 

ANP. 21390 Reagent Storage
All reagents are stored as recommended by the manufacturer.
The evidence of compliance now states you must show records such as
refrigerator, freezer and room temperature monitoring as applicable.

We keep records of the refrigerator temps used to store our IHC but we
have reagents used for cytology and histology in various cabinets in our
laboratory.  Someone suggested this new reg. means we must use
thermometers to keep logs of the room temp in each cabinet where
reagents are stored.  We have about 6 cabinets with room temp. reagents.

How do you interpret this reference to room temperature monitoring?

Thank you in advance for your response.

Carol Bryant, CT (ASCP)
Cytology/Histology Manager
Pathology Services
Lexington Clinic
Phone (859) 258-4082
Fax (859) 258-4081
cbrya <@t> lexclin.com



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