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Basic Soft Tissue Room Setup

last modified on: Tue, 09/11/2018 - 12:06

Basic Soft Tissue Room Setup

EQUIPMENT
  • Operating room table in reverse orientation with arm boards
  • Back table
  • Gown table
  • Sequential compression device
  • Iowa elbow guards x 2
  • Fiberoptic light projector with headlights x 2
  • Mayo stand
  • Unipolar cautery unit and grounding pad
  • Bipolar cautery unit
  • Suction machine
  • Ring stands x 2
  • Pillows x 2
  • Foam padding
  • Step stand cart with 6 step stools
  • Nerve stimulator and grounding pad
  • Foam for positioning
SUPPLIES FOR STERILE FIELD
  • Basic soft tissue pack
  • Towels x 4
  • Pillowcases
  • Bipolar cord
  • #15 Persona Plus knife blades x 10
  • Silk ties
  • Bipolar cautery tips
  • Guarded monopolar cautery blade/ needle tip
  • Small and medium hemoclips
  • Closing suture per surgeon preference
TRAYS/INSTRUMENTS
DRUGS
  • 1% Lidocaine with epinephrine 1:100,000
Special Setup Note:

In the majority of these cases, the surgical bed is turned 180° away from anesthesia