SPECIMENS IN THE OR

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[Lillianapr]

I was about to give up my work but thanks to your videos I kept working and they helped me a lot

[jessicachiang]

Currently in a hospital Core laboratory while doing prerequisites for ST. Thank you for sharing the care and technique that is done for retrieving such special samples as we also have special lab protocol for each type of “body fluid” sample received. Please don’t ever hesitate to call the lab for clarification as well- We love communicating with our OR’s ☺️ Thank you again- so interesting!

[gabbypedroza]

Just found your channel yesterday and I'm obsessed! Love all your videos ❤

[leneeseRN]

Haha 😂 when you said there you have it….I was like what?!!!! You got me! 😅

[veronicaowl]

I want to send this video to my or department it's so frustrating when we receive specimens late

[noonesfool]

Well said I worked in the laboratory and you have no idea how many specimens come from the OR with no patient label, or with the needle from from the syringes still attached I feel bad for the patients that may end up coming back because of things like that happening

[BtwItsTyonna]

Can you make a video on how to know when’s the right time to count. (Closing count, final count, initial count)

[sarahcrain]

August 5 I had biopsy of deep tissue. Due to non healing wound from gastroc release surgery, performed three months earlier. Diagnosis came back as staphylococcus aureus. One month of oral antibiotics ended yesterday. I am concerned infection is still present. I have red outer edges around closer sight. With discolored drainage still present. Sending pictures of wound and soiled glaze to my surgeon in the morning. The office is closed for Labor Day.

[elizabethpalacios]

Can you do a video on contamination and how you guys deal with it during surgery.

[JoseGarcia-rzfq]

Awesome videos. I’m about to start my 1st clinical rotation and these videos help so much. I do have a pretty dumb question I just need clarification. When handing off a specimen what’s best practice?. That being with one specimen or multiple specimens. Say you only have one specimen cup and more than one specimen. Correct me if I’m wrong but we were told to cut your telfa and use your back table to label the specimens. Then the circulator can come around and you can grab an instrument, pick up the telfa w specimen and place it in a cup they are holding. (If you happen to touch anything w that instruments that is not sterile just remove it from your back table). Also when it is one specimen. Is placing your specimen cup on the corner of the back table for them to grab ok? Thanks for you help !

[dayanasoto]

how do you deal with surgeons who don't tell you the specimen name right away?? and when you ask them they get annoyed ?? this question is more for like colon rectal procedure, or general sx... not bx

[eddiegonzalez]

@surgicaltechtips are specimen time sensitive from the time they are extracted from the patient and sent to the pathology department? Love the new content! Nice to have you back!

[heatherburggraf]

Thanks for another great video! I'm having all my students subscribe to your channel :)

[stephanielake]

Are specimens taken during most surgeries or just when there is something questionable?

[acewonder]

Im watching this because I messed up a specimen 🤦🏿‍♂️. I wish I saw this video sooner

[j_marie._]

In school, we’re taught not to accept/handle specimens with a raytec, but I see it done this way in clinical. I rarely come across cases where telfa is available to accept a specimen. So I'll grab a basin, DeBakey or use my hand. Preceptors get on me about this though and tell me to use a raytec. I don't want to argue with them or come off as a smart @$$. How would you handle this situation?