AW: [Histonet] IHC trun-around-time

[Gudrun Lang]

Hi Tom,
we also do same-day-IHC. Our cut off is 10.30. We use Benchmark ultra with
ultravision-kit. The run is started between 10.30-10.50 and needs about 3
hours (more or less). After the run is completed we need about 30 hours
until delivering the slides.

For faster processing we have an "online" order service for IHC. The doctors
fill a Word-form and print it on our lab-printer. So the orders go in
continously.
The urgent cases (mamma-biopsies eg.) are cut in advance with the HE and
relatively fast prepared for IHC.
Usually the slides need no drying time in the oven.

What issues? What changes?

Regards
Gudrun Lang


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Betreff: [Histonet] IHC trun-around-time

Hello all,

I am wondering how many places offer same-day staining of IHC.  We are a
small hospital based lab that averages about 70 IHC slides per week.  We
operate 5 days/week, 0600-1600.  We give same day staining for IHC requests
that are received by 10am and are using the Ventana Benchmark XT.   Due to
some issues that have developed, we may have to change the way we do things.

With our current 10am cutoff plus possible pre-analytical changes the
instrument will finish too late in the afternoon.  The pathologists really
like the same day service on IHC but I'm thinking that I may have to make
the cutoff time earlier and anything after that will just have to wait.

So I am wondering if anyone else of similar size, instrumentation, and
workload, offers same-day staining for IHC.  I appreciate your input.
Thanks.


Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
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