return to: Prep and Drape Free Flap
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Our standard practice is to mark patients in pre-op the holding area prior to any medication administration. |
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We routinely use two arm boards side by side and gel pads for additional padding. |
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This patient underwent delayed reconstruction, with primary resection the week prior. |
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Securing the drapes with staples versus sutures is per attending surgeon preference. |
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Split drapes used at the head are trimmed to an appropriate length. |
- Standard prep, 10% provodone iodine
- Drape
- Prepare the head and neck separately from the arm
- Prepare the operative arm to include the axilla and place towels to separate from head incision
- Head drape
- Towels around face, neck, and chest
- Impervious drape under the arm on a "hand table"
- Split sheet