Alessandro Gambella, Laura Zito, Cristina Bottaro, Michele Paudice, Giulia Tacchino, Viviana Accorrà, Claudio Piccione, Martina Terrile, Anna Silvana Bevere, Barbara Massa, Silvia Bozzano, Federica Grillo, Luca Mastracci
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Abstract
Objective: Automated paraffin embedding (AE) offers a solution to the operator-dependent variability and time demands manual embedding (ME), but comparative data are limited.
Methods: We quantitatively assessed AE versus ME using 186 endoscopic biopsies, 106 needle biopsies, and 62 transurethral resections, recording the time (seconds, s) required for preparation, embedding, trimming, and sectioning.
Results: AE substantially reduced embedding time (5 s for all sample types) compared with ME (43 s for endoscopic biopsies, 66.5 s for needle biopsies, and 105 s for transurethral samples), and it allowed laboratory technicians to perform other tasks concurrently. AE also shortened total time: 150.2 s (AE) vs. 250.4 s (ME) for endoscopic biopsies, 176.9 s (AE) vs. 324.2 s (ME) for needle biopsies, and 149.5 s (AE) vs. 335 s (ME) for transurethral resections.
Conclusions: These real-world data provide quantitative evidence of AE-related time savings in daily routine activity, supporting its role in workflow automation and standardization in pathology units.
目的：自动石蜡包埋（AE）为人工包埋（ME）提供了一种解决操作者依赖性变异和时间要求的方法，但可比较的数据有限。方法：我们通过186例内镜活检、106例穿刺活检和62例经尿道切除术定量评估AE与ME，记录准备、包埋、修剪和切片所需的时间（秒，s）。结果：声发射比ME（内镜活检43 s，针刺活检66.5 s，经尿道活检105 s）大大缩短了包埋时间（所有样品类型均为5 s），并使实验室技术人员能够同时执行其他任务。AE也缩短了总时间：内窥镜活检150.2 s (AE) vs 250.4 s (ME)，针刺活检176.9 s (AE) vs 324.2 s (ME)，经尿道切除术149.5 s (AE) vs 335 s （ME）。结论：这些真实世界的数据提供了ae在日常活动中节省时间的定量证据，支持其在病理单位工作流程自动化和标准化中的作用。
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