OH yuk.
This reminds me of my trip to UK where they were having "Tissue Retention Issue"
problems.  At the time they had to treat every case as if it were a fetus and
return even a single cell to the family if they wanted it.
What is the USA policy for handling POC's, embryo, fetus, etc.  Is there a
minimun age/size which determines how the tissue is handled by the pathology
lab.  I imagine this policy is determined locally and that there is no "broad
national" policy on the issue.  I would love to hear from those who have
policies regarding this issue.  Please respond to me directly at
rueggp@earthlink.net because I am going to unsubscribe from histonet for a while
and I do not want to start a hub bub on the listserv.
Patsy

"Mackinnon, John" wrote:

> I would like to conduct a little survey of labs that receive therapeutic
> abortions.  For facilities that utilize the collection devices that contain
> the sock like gauze sacs how do receive them?  Does the procedure room
> submit the entire collection device to the lab in the fresh state or do they
> remove the sack from the collection device and submit it in formalin?  This
> of course excludes cases that require special attention such as cytogenetic
> testing.
>
> Much to our displeasure we receive them in the fresh state still in the
> collection device.  Our nurses do not want to risk exposure so this is how
> we get them.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> John MacKinnon MLT, ART
> Charge Technologist Pathology
> Lakeridge Health Oshawa
> 905-576-8711 ext. 4358
> jmackinnon@lakeridgehealth.on.ca