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<font size=3>Here we are using a much shorter cycle on the VIP's for our
same day rushes. Heart tx biopsies, kidney biopsies, and livers
biopsies account for the majority of our same day rushes. 5 minutes
for each station used for a total of 50 minutes. The results are
excellent<br>
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Rena Fail AS,HT(ASCP)<br>
SS/IHC lab<br>
Medical University of SC<br>
Charleston, SC<br>
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At 01:20 PM 1/3/01 -0600, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>We use a short cycle on our VIP at
20 minutes for each station. We use<br>
this schedule for our heart transplant biopsies and any other
"small" tissue<br>
that needs same day turn-a-around.<br>
Hazel<br>
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> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From:<x-tab> </x-tab>Mplhisto@aol.com
[SMTP:Mplhisto@aol.com]<br>
> Sent:<x-tab> </x-tab>Wednesday, January 03, 2001 6:16 AM<br>
>
To:<x-tab> </x-tab>histonet@pathology.swmed.edu<br>
> Subject:<x-tab> </x-tab>Re:
VIP short processing times<br>
> <br>
> A few
weeks ago someone posted a question
about processing <br>
> schedules for the VIP, Fast process, similar
to those used in a <br>
> microwave processor. someone gave a name of someone to
contact and I<br>
> have <br>
> lost it, I was interested in obtaining
that information also. If<br>
> anyone <br>
> can help me I am looking for all sizes of fast processing
schedules.</font></blockquote><br>
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