FPC Surgery Team

The trip ended up well, and the FPC Surgery team wants to comment on the current status of the O.R. with special comments for ENT type procedures:

The ENT clinic saw 72 people of which 22 had surgery.  We did mostly T and A's with ages from 4 to 31.  We did one nasal case, turbinate reductions.  Twelve potential surgery cases were also seen, including  4 tympanomastoidectomies, 2 nasal polyposis, 1 septoplasty, and a thyroglossal duct cyst all remain waiting for surgery.

For ENT surgeons, I recommend bringing your own surgical instruments, suction cauteries or other electrosurgical hand pieces, and grounding pads.  In fact it is somewhat easier to tell you what is there and working: anesthesia machine, suction, and the bovie.

For the recovery room, I would bring anti-emetics such as zofran and non-narcotic pain meds such as toradol, tramadol, tylenol and motrin with liquid formulations when indicated.  We had two working pulse oximeters and a nebulizer in the RR as well.

Current needs for O.R.:

Suction cautery handpieces and grounding pads
spinal needles
Marcaine
red rubbers and nasogastric tubes
10 cc pre-filled saline flushes
IV angiocaths, 24, 22, and 20g
4 x 4 sterile guaze
1 liter NS bottles and IVF's
oral antibiotics: Amoxil, Augmentin, Clindamycin, azythromycin

Again, for other major surgeries other than T and A's, ENT surgeons should bring all instruments and associated drugs/supplies including an otological drill.  The Storz microscope is still there and in working condition.

Matt Speyer