Dr Mauldin/Greison/Locke Surgical Team (anesthesia post) 20Feb-25Feb 2011

This post is from the CRNA's of the surgical team (Terry Wellman, Jackie Barkley, Shira Friend, Sue Virgil and Jaime Parke)
We did approximately 75 surgical cases (primarily peds ENT) upon a semi-inventory of what we used, what will be needed, and what we had plently of is as follows:
Needs:
-5/10/20 ml syringes
-decadron, propofol, sevo (always need sevo), kids vitamins, junior tylenol, and claritin
-if you want to start IV's on the older kids emla cream, hurricane spray or ethyl chloride would speed the process
-dermabond
-peds pulse ox (the disposable are on their last leg)
-EKG pads
-filter for anesthesia circuits (humidivent)
-t-connectors for IV's
-oral airways (especially 8mm/9mm)
-4.0ETT
-drug labels
-soda sorb (round canisters)
-suction filters

NO MORE (at this time)
-tongue depressors, LMA's, anesthesia circuits, masks, laryngoscope blades/handles,
-paralytics (sux, vec), beta blockers, atropine, zofran, toradol

There is only one H cylinder in the PACU and 6 beds to share it another split connector would be nice
-A new suction machine would  be FANTASTIC and the more the merrier (need one for PACU, anesthesia and surgery share the suction)

BE CAREFUL ABOUT BRINGING YOUR PHARMACEUTICALS WITHOUT PROPER DOCUMENTATION -we were unable to retrieve our meds (vitamins, tylenol, ointments....) during our stay after they were confiscated in customs. Contact Joe, Shannon, Dan, Carrie, or Nichole for information.
If you can bring any schedule II or III drugs it would  be great as we did send surgical patients home with them.

We had a great, albeit VERY busy and successful week! We will pray for the upcoming teams as well! God Bless!