[Histonet] Paraffin times; paraffin embedding station

Hello, Not to be the devil's advocate, but in our research lab we routinely put bone specimens in a vacuum oven at 60 degrees overnight or several days to promote better infiltration after processing. Somewhere I was taught that specimens are not damaged in the paraffin bath as long as

Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs

Thanks everyone for the responses! And just to make sure...I was joking with the Amazon reference, lol! But I do aim high! Sent from my iPhone > On May 16, 2017, at 2:37 PM, Dragoo, Michelle wrote: > > We are the same as Tim. Typically we try to get things out within

Re: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

And that should say MUCH better.. Joyce Weems Pathology Manager 678-843-7376 Phone 678-843-7831 Fax 770-380-8099 Cell joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org www.saintjosephsatlanta.org 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30342 This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Saint

Re: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

I agree? Sent from my iPhone > On May 16, 2017, at 1:28 PM, Logan, Shannon via Histonet > wrote: > > Hello Paula, > So why must the cassettes be removed on Saturday morning if you aren't > embedding until Monday morning? > Don't you have a "delay start"

Re: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

We do a delay protocol as well. The tissue samples will sit in formalin and start processing Sunday night for a normal amount of time to come off Monday morning. If this is not a possibility, it would be better to let them harden in the paraffin than to leave them in the hot paraffin, as this

Re: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

Must better to remove them on Sat than to leave in the hot paraffin. We do this all the time so we can meet the CAP time in formalin for the breasts. Good luck! j Joyce Weems Pathology Manager 678-843-7376 Phone 678-843-7831 Fax 770-380-8099 Cell joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org

Re: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

Hi Paula, I am in agreement with everyone else about putting the processor on a delay so it will finish when needed. However, if that is not possible, it is perfectly fine for the blocks to harden at room temp, not freezing, and then be warmed up again for embedding. This has come up in my

Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs

We are the same as Tim. Typically we try to get things out within 24 hours, that said, it depends on how old the case is, does it need recuts etc. etc. I think your current time of 48 hours sounds quite reasonable. Michelle R. Dragoo, MBA, HT (ASCP) Supervisor, Histology Northwestern Medicine

Re: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

Hi Shannon and Everyone Else, Usually the samples are placed on a weekend delay. This time, however, the breast cases were sitting in formalin since Thursday and the run had to end on Saturday due to the CAP 72 hour rule for breast and HER2 testing. The problem is, the person in charge of

Re: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

Hello Paula, So why must the cassettes be removed on Saturday morning if you aren't embedding until Monday morning? Don't you have a "delay start" feature on your processor? Neither option A or B seem like a good thing for the tissue! We time our processor to finish at 5 AM Monday when the

Re: [Histonet] Send-outs, cassette printers, holding cassettes, and cassette clamps

1. Send-Outs (Cristi Rigazio) Our TAT for send-outs is 1 working day (M-F). The office staff here use the "Slide/block Send Out" function in CoPath to track all material moving in and out of Anatomic Pathology and it really speed up retrieval of case material 3. Cassette printers -

Re: [Histonet] cassette printers - multi color cassettes and network ready-

Thanks to those sending me printer information.  There were a couple we didn't know existed ! Cheryl       -Original Message- From: Cheryl via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 12:57 PM To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] cassette

Re: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

Please don't leave the tissue in the hot wax.They will harden and be brittle. Cynthia James H.T  Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 10:50 AM, P Sicurello via Histonet wrote: Good Morning Listers, I am asking the collective wisdom

Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs

Do you have a Pathology Residency Program? If so, good luck with a policy that states that requests will be sent out in 48 hours. Our policy is 3-5 business days once we receive the request. Having said that, most requests are processed in 2-3 days. Richard Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD

[Histonet] Extra Large Cassette Clamps for Microtomes

Hello all, I am looking for opinions on giant block clamps for the Leica RM2235 and Microm HM355S microtomes. * I know CellPath makes one, are their others? * Is it easy to swap them out for a regular clamp, or is it advisable to dedicate one microtome for these

Re: [Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

I consider taking out → freezing →  melting → casting blocks is worse than leaving the tissues in molten paraffin.It seems that your Monday tissue processing ends on Saturday. I suggest to process your tissues with a "delay" (most tissue processers have this feature) and leave  them more time

Re: [Histonet] Send-Outs

Really? You want to compare your lab to Amazon? If you have stock on-hand, located in one place, have robots to retrieve it, people who do nothing but pack boxes and trucks standing by to take any order at any time of day, then you are in the league of Amazon and can receive an order and send

[Histonet] A Question About Paraffin Times

Good Morning Listers, I am asking the collective wisdom of the Histonet this question: Is it better to remove baskets from the processor on Saturday morning and: A. Let the cassettes freeze, then melt them down and embed Monday morning? OR B. Leave the cassettes in molten paraffin and embed

Re: [Histonet] cassette printers - multi color cassettes and network ready-

Cheryl, We use the Primera printer and have had great success with it. It's small and reliable. You can get it from http://cwsincorp.com/ Linda Linda Blazek HT (ASCP) Pathology Lab Manager GI Pathology of Dayton Digestive Specialists, Inc Phone: (937) 396-2623 Email: