[Histonet] Purple elastic

Hi, There is a reason that every manual with an elastic procedure says that the stain should be made up fresh. My guess is that the company is trying to prolong the shelf life by removing or reducing either the iodine or ferric chloride. Doing this will prevent the hematoxylin from turning

[Histonet] Microtomy statisitcs

I imagine there are several schools of thought on this topic, but here goes: How many blocks should a histotech cut for 1 H per hour? Other duties during this time are drying, loading and unloading a stainer and coverslipper. Thanks! Elise Elise T. O'Dea, MT, ASCP Histology Supervisor

Re: [Histonet] Microtomy statisitcs

Rene' has a really good paper that discusses this topic. http://www.histosearch.com/ADP9ProductivityStandards.pdf The larger issues are how to track the number cut per hour. It's easy to get a daily rate, but breaking it down to blocks/hour when techs are doing multiple tasks makes it a bit more

Re: [Histonet] Microtomy statisitcs

24René J. On Monday, October 12, 2015 1:29 PM, "ODea, Elise via Histonet" wrote: I imagine there are several schools of thought on this topic, but here goes:  How many blocks should a histotech cut for 1 H per hour?  Other duties during this