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Patin ogy =,,Placenta Retention and Exa ?nation Page 1 of 4 <br />• <br />Header Information <br />Policy & Procedure <br />Policy & Procedure Pathology - Placenta Retention and <br />Name: <br />Examination <br />Supercedes <br />08/23/2005 <br />s Level <br />Institutional <br />Owner(s): <br />Richard Wong/Dameron <br />Start Date: <br />Judy Wiefel/Dameron <br />Monthly Review <br />Albert Siu/Dameron <br />Priority: <br />Identification <br />50-24-0228 <br />Number: <br />Status: <br />4. Approved <br />Approval Date: 02/24/2009 <br />Version Number: 3 <br />Document Type: Policy & <br />Procedure <br />Deployment <br />Institution: DAMERON HOSPITAL <br />ASSOCIATION <br />Division: Diagnostic/Therapeutic Services <br />Department: Core Laboratory/Pathology <br />Contributing Nursing -Labor & Delivery <br />Departments: <br />Manual Name: <br />Departmental Manual <br />Manual Category / <br />Pathology <br />Chapter: <br />Restricted to <br />Groups: <br />Start Date: <br />02/24/2009 <br />Monthly Review <br />24 <br />Interval: <br />Review Date: 02/24/2011 <br />Document Body <br />All placentas that do not initially meet indications for pathological placental examinations <br />are stored for 96 hours (4 days). <br />Purpose: <br />Because situations change or develop unexpectedly, placentas that do not initially meet <br />indications for pathological placental examination should be retained, stored refrigerated <br />and available in the event a gross and or microscopic examination becomes necessary. <br />Definitions: <br />N/A <br />Text: <br />Immediate rapid assessment and careful examination of the placenta at the time of delivery <br />can provide the clinical evidence needed to determine the biological cause of a prenatal or <br />developmental abnormality. <br />IRrocedure: <br />1. Labor and Delivery Procedure for Placenta examination: <br />http://l 72.16.0.5/policy/policy.nsf/7dbOebfd3e2l O600872571470079e3a4/Cb48a364957237a88825746b007c... 4/9/2010 <br />