[Histonet] No patient ID: Ink dissolved from Cassettes during processing.

[Rene J Buesa]

Eleven years ago that happened in our laboratory in what we started to call "The Black Tuesday" (it was from Monday to Tuesday).
Thanks that we always kept all cassettes described-written in a log with the type of tissue and the number of pieces with their sizes.
Then we went through the list of cassettes that were stored in the baskets in sequential order.
That, and the cases description, allowed us to identify all the 268 cassettes.
We also informed the chief pathologist and documented it in our QC. The HT that "decided" to use a different pencil to write the cassettes was counseled.
We also instituted a check in of the pencil before writing the daily cassette load.
I sympathize with your issue, it was really a nightmare in our lab that we were fortunate enough to overcome (thanks to our chain of custody procedure).
René J.

--- On Fri, 4/29/11, Kiranjit Grewal <kiran_g <@t> sbcglobal.net> wrote:


From: Kiranjit Grewal <kiran_g <@t> sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [Histonet] No patient ID: Ink dissolved from Cassettes during processing.
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 5:43 PM


Hi All,
 
What is the standard practice out in histology world if hand written cassette id washed away during processing?
 
Please share if you had any experience and how did you resolve this and what is your current practice.
 
 
Thank you so much!
 
-Kiranjit
 
 
 
 
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