| Literature DB >> 20444497 |
Cinzia Di Novi1, Davide Minniti, Silvana Barbaro, Maria Gabriella Zampirolo, Antonio Cimino, Gianni Bussolati.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20444497 DOI： 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.04.022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Total Environ ISSN： 0048-9697 Impact factor: 7.963