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