Embargo and Patient Safety
To prevent tissues from being used in a manner that jeopardizes patient care, an embargo policy is in place. This means tissue must be held in storage prior to research use for a time period dependent on tissue type, as outlined below:
YPTS Embargo Time Table: Tissue Type |
Time |
Frozen Tissue |
one month after sign out |
Fresh Tissue (for cell culture) |
none |
Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded Tissue |
one year from accession date |