[Histonet] cold ischemic time

[Terri Braud]

We average within 1 minute for needle core and small biopsies, within 15 for lumpectomy or mastectomy.

Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
HNL Laboratories for 
Holy Redeemer Hospital
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
Ph: 215-938-3689
Fax: 215-938-3874
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Today's Topics:

   1. Cold ischemic times (Greg Dobbin)
   2. Re: Cold ischemic times (E. Wayne Johnson)
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:10:01 -0400
From: Greg Dobbin <greg.dobbin at gmail.com>
To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Cold ischemic times

This is more of a survey than a question:
For those of you tracking and documenting your cold ischemic times for breast tissue (ie time out of body to time sliced [as needed] and immersed in formalin), and I assume most of you are...*what is your average time?*
*Background:*
*I ask because my director was looking for suggestions for quality indicators to report and while I feel like our cold ischemic average time is impressive at ~17 mins, she says that is pretty standard for everyone.*
Thanks,
Greg
*Greg Dobbin*
Chief Technologist - Anatomic Pathology
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Charlottetown, PE
Canada   C1A 8T5
Ph: 902-894-2337
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