Pre-op Meds: Ancef or clindamycin, Decadron
Anesthesia: general
Patient position: supine
Bed position: 90°
DVT ppx: compression boots on and working BEFORE induction of anesthesia
Side Table: none
Lights: surgeons headlamp, fiber-optic light source
Power: no
Bovie Settings: 20-20, Colorado tip
Preinjection1% lidocaine, 1/100 day epinephrine, 30 mL
Prep: Betadine soap is used to wash the hair and then rubber bands are used to braid the hair anteriorly and staples are used to hold the hair down posteriorly
Drapes: head draped and four towels plus split sheet
Instrument sets: endoscopic brow set, Storz endoscopic tower if endoscopic only
Special Instruments: endoscopic brow set
Devices/Implants: striker screws three if endoscopic only
Hypodermic needle: 25gauge
Syringes: 10 mL
Drains: none
Suture: 2-0 PDS, 4-0 monocryl, 4-0 chromic
Anesthesia on field: 1% lidocaine with 1/100 K epinephrine
Dressing: non-
Admission status:SDS
Estimated time:90 minutes
Coding: v50.1
Post-op wound care: wash hair with shampoo from pharmacy. Topical antibiotic ointment to wound and wash hair in a.m.
Post-op activity restirctions: light activity for two weeks
Follow up: one week