Table 2 |
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Inventory or wait times for specimens between process steps |
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Process step |
Wait pre-Lean |
Wait post-Lean |
Percent improvement |
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Accessioning to grossing |
2.5 hours |
2.5 hours |
0.0% |
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Gross description to processor |
3.5 |
3.0 |
14% |
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Embedding to microtomy |
2.5 |
2.5 |
0.0% |
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Microtomy to H&E staining |
1.0 |
0.75 |
25% |
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H&E Staining to Case Assembly |
1.5 |
1.0 |
33% |
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Hassell et al. BMC Clinical Pathology 2010 10:2 doi:10.1186/1472-6890-10-2 |
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