We file all our blank slides with the stained slides. That way we can always go back to them rather than cutting any more on an already minute piece of tissue remaining. Also, for legal reasons, what if the blanks that are discarded contained tumor? (or NO tumor) IE: Showing something other than what the original stained slides showed.
Jacqueline Farnsworth Anatomic Pathology, Tech III Foothills Medical Centre Calgary Laboratory Services Ph: 403-944-1578 Fax: 403-944-4748 P Please consider the environment before printing this email. ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Cartun [[email protected]] Sent: March 31, 2009 1:45 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Histonet] (no subject) Here at Hartford Hospital we do the following for biopsies: Prostate: 5 slides (1, 3, and 5 - H&E/2 and 4 - unstain) Lung: 5 slides (1, 3, and 5 - H&E/2 and 4 - unstain) Breast: 7 slides (1, 4, and 7 - H&E/ 2 ,3, 5, and 6 - unstain) Transplant heart: 8 slides (1, 3, 5, and 7 - H&E/2, 4, 6, and 8 - unstain) Richard Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D. Director, Histology & Immunopathology Director, Biospecimens Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street Hartford, CT 06102 (860) 545-1596 (860) 545-0174 Fax >>> <[email protected]> 3/31/2009 10:30 AM >>> We are currently handling all prostate, lung, heart, and breast biopsies as fine needle biopsies (FNB). We cut 10 slides 3 of which are used for H&E's and the rest as unstained plus slides. What has happened is that we throw thousands of unused expensive slides a year because they are not used. Is there a general standard in practice out there for FNBs? Unfortunately, with the economy the way it is; and trying always to find ways to bring down expenses this seems counteractive. Thank you Debi Debra Ann Ortiz Chief Medical Technologist The University of Chicago Medical Center Room E-602-A 5841 S. Maryland Avenue Chicago, Il 60637 phone: 773.702.5237 ******************************************************************************** This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of this e-mail message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and destroy all copies of the transmittal. Thank you University of Chicago Medical Center ******************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This message and any attached documents are only for the use of the intended recipient(s), are confidential and may contain privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, retransmission, or other disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and then delete the original message. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
