Surgical Specimens

Question 1

Examples of Surgical Specimens

Answer 1

Tissue samples or Organ

Removed during surgery that is sent to a lab for examination and analysis.

Question 2

What are surgical specimens used for

Answer 2

They are used to diagnose, determine disease (and extent), guide treatment decisions and monitor effectiveness of treatment(s).

Question 3

Identification of specimens

Answer 3

Contains patients name, medical record number, and identity of tissue.

Confirm using at lease 2 identifiers (name and DOB), confirm identity, label specimen w/patients name, DOB and other identifying information.

Question 4

Transportation of specimens

Answer 4

Transported to pathology dept by following a series of steps of steps that include proper patient identification, specimen labeling and packaging.

Deliver specimen to staff member at clinical lab, notify recipient to pick up specimen at the lab.