VATS Decortication Set-Up

Anesthesia

  • Double lumen tube, or bronchial blocker
  • Bronchoscope – GlideScope (purple)
  • +/- Arterial Line
  • +/- Foley

Bed Position

  • Table with bean bag – slider sheet under, regular sheet over
  • Bed Position – slide all they way to the head
  • Arm board, and right angle arm holder – bracket on lower rail
  • Suction tubing for the bean bag
  • Occasionally: Neptune suction

Equipment

  • Scope – 10mm 30 degree
  • Ports – 12mm X 3
  • CO2 tubing
  • Standard suction tubing and yankauer
  • Suction irrigator with irrigation set up
  • Maryland Grasper
  • Wavy Grasper (see package below), just outside of OR 26

  • 10mm Metal Stryker Suction (Gyn Laparoscopic Suction)- Location: B-1 Rk 5, Shelf B
  • Thoramets Set
  • Sponge stick – no sponge
  • Pleurevac canisters – one double, one single
  • Culture tube

Sutures

  • 0 Vicryl UR 6
  • 0 Silk chest tube stitches X 3
  • 4-0 Monocryl X 2
  • Dermabond

Chest Tubes

  • 28 straight – 2
  • 28 right angle/bent – 1

Chest Tube Dressings

  • 4X4 gauze
  • Medipore Tape