[Histonet] Survey

[Janice Fuller]

Please help me with my current assignment-

Our institution is reviewing grossing standards of small biopsies (GI/GU)
with the intent of formulating the best practice for error reduction
(floaters, tissue compression and loss of diagnostic use).  We are hoping
to get national feedback from other institutions on the following areas of
processing:

   1. Are forceps cleaned and/or changed between individual cases or parts
   of cases from the same patient while grossing?
   2. Are forceps cleaned and/or changed between individual cases or parts
   of cases from the same patient while embedding?
   3. Does the use of paper towel constitute a clean work surface? (i.e.
   one paper towel per case/part)
   4. Do you use forceps with teeth to gross/embed pieces that do not
   require sectioning?

Thank you, in advance, for your input.


-- 
Janice Fuller