[Histonet] Ventana Retic Stain Quality

Patpxs patpxs at gmail.com
Thu Jul 16 13:55:15 CDT 2015 

I was told by the technical specialist to make the wash solution fresh before use. There has been a contamination caused by growth of organisms in the wash if it sits around too long between uses. 

Paula :-)

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> On Jul 16, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Blake Taylor via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
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> Are you using the Benchmark Special Stainer?  If so it is due to a containment in the wash solution.  Ventana knows they have a problem and are currently beta testing a new wash solution at other sites that should be rolled out soon. Of course they said soon 6-9 months ago.  Anytime our Retic starts to have an issue we have to decon the machine.  We have had our technical specialist in here numerous times and they are fully aware.
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> I know this question has been asked before but I am having difficulty finding it.  We are in the process of finding a new H&E stainer and was wondering what everyone would recommend or not recommend.  We are a small facility- stain less than 100 H&E slides a day.  We are also looking for one that is compatible with a coverslipper.  Right now my manager is looking at the Sakura Prisma but we would have to do some major reconstruction to fit it in our lab.  We are also looking at the Gemini with the Clearvue coverslipper.  Can anyone give me their opinions on what they think?
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> We are under the impression that we will be required to start putting a "reason" that a stain or IHC stain was performed in the microscopic description, or somewhere, for CMS to consider paying for an additional stain.  It is a requirement that is upcoming and we want to be proactive.  How is everyone else handling this or is what already appears in the microscopic description or diagnosis sufficient?
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> Dear All,
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> Anyone having issues with retic stain? We have seen inconsistent staining for months without any resolution.
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> Just wanted to thank everyone for all the helpful input in regards to the Ventana BenchMark Ultra.
> We are seeing some non-specific background staining on our slides. It is not so much an issue for
> our nuclear/membranous stains, however for our cytoplasmic stains, it could be interpreted as a false
> positive. We bake our slides offline at 65 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, then Depar online (EZ Prep) at 72 degrees
> Celsius. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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> Thanks again,
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> Anyone out there having any issues with the Ventana LCS?
> When you are cover slipping are you seeing any water/residual LCS on the slides?
> I was wondering if we should dry our slides before cover slipping instead of running them down? Any information would be greatly appreciated!
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> Brandy Burnett
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