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20444497

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
Formalin as a fixative has no practical substitutes, but is toxic and potentially carcinogenic, so caution of its use in hospitals and elsewhere is mandatory. In our hospital, preservation of surgical specimens into formalin to be transferred to pathology labs was replaced by under-vacuum sealing (UVS) tissues into plastic bags and preservation at 4 degrees C until transfer. Data analysis showed UVS processing to be superior in terms of staff satisfaction and of gross anatomic preservation; no problems in terms of technical feasibility or histopathologic preservation were encountered. Formalin was confined to pathology labs while its use on hospital premises was vastly reduced.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1879-1026
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
408
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3092-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Vacuum-based preservation of surgical specimens: an environmentally-safe step towards a formalin-free hospital.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. Of Public Policy and Choice University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't