Inicio • Soluciones Clinicas • Case Studies • Increasing Staining Capacity Through Optimizing Use of Instrumentation RELATED PRODUCTS BOND-III Fully Automated IHC and ISH Staining System Increasing Staining Capacity Through Optimizing Use of Instrumentation The Leica Biosystems Process and Solutions team has partnered with a Province-based hospital to examine how to optimize their Immunohistochemistry department. Hospital leadership is most interested in gaining efficiencies to accommodate a growing volume of Immunohistochemistry stains. The goal is to increase the department’s throughput so that they can handle the increased volume without adding additional staff. The Process and Solution team began by spending several days observing their current workflow and processes. During the benchmark, the team realized that this facility has one tech assigned to cut IHC slides at specific times throughout the day. Another tech is assigned to manage the instrumentation and perform the IHC staining. During the observation, it was noted that due to the scheduled work hours, on most days it was not possible to perform more than 2 runs daily. Another issue observed was the need to manually enter the stain orders into the IHC instrumentation. That was another obstacle causing delays to get more than 2 runs daily. Image Fig 1: Slide Volume with Current Capacity The first suggestion was to integrate their LIS with the IHC instrumentation. The second suggestion was to create a split shift by combining responsibilities from two current positions. By incorporating these two changes, this hospital: Eliminated the chance of data entry error and hands-on tech time Expanded their coverage of the IHC staining area from 8 hours to 91/2 hours daily Increased their daily IHC staining capacity from 120 slides to 180 slides by performing 3 runs daily Image Fig 2: Increased IHC Capacity 50% from 120 to 180 slides daily Projections and Realized Results are specific to the institution where they were obtained and may not reflect the results achievable at other institutions. El contenido de Leica Biosystems Knowledge Pathway está sujeto a las condiciones de uso del sitio web de Leica Biosystems, disponibles en: Aviso legal.. El contenido, incluidos los webinars o seminarios web, los recursos de formación y los materiales relacionados, está destinado a proporcionar información general sobre temas concretos de interés para los profesionales de la salud y no está destinado a ser, ni debe interpretarse como asesoramiento médico, normativo o jurídico. Los puntos de vista y opiniones expresados en cualquier contenido de terceros reflejan los puntos de vista y opiniones personales de los ponentes/autores y no representan ni reflejan necesariamente los puntos de vista ni opiniones de Leica Biosystems, sus empleados o sus agentes. Cualquier enlace incluido en el contenido que proporcione acceso a recursos o contenido de terceros se proporciona únicamente por comodidad. Para el uso de cualquier producto, debe consultarse la documentación correspondiente del producto, incluidas las guías de información, los prospectos y los manuales de funcionamiento. Copyright © 2024 Leica Biosystems division of Leica Microsystems, Inc. and its Leica Biosystems affiliates. All rights reserved. LEICA and the Leica Logo are registered trademarks of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH. Contact Our Clinical Expert Now If you have viewed this educational webinar or training and would like to apply for continuing education credits with your certifying organization, please download the form to assist you in adding self-reported educational credits to your transcript. SOLICITAR CRÉDITOS EDUCATIVOS AUTODECLARADOS SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email
