Surgical Instruments List
for the Thyroidectomy procedure:
(Quantity recommended is in parentheses)

     (1) nylon needle holder
     (4) short needle holders
     (6) large towel clips
     (2) straight mayo scissors
     (1) baby Metzenbaum scissors
     (1) regular Metzenbaum scissors
     (1) nurses scissors
     (1) fine iris scissors
     (4) #3 knife handles (1Calibrated)
     (1) #7 knife handle
     (6) #10 blades
     (4) #15 blades
     (1) short plain forceps
     (1) short multitoothed forceps
     (2) vascular forceps
     (1) fine Cushing forceps
     (2) regular Cushing forceps
     (1) Freer elevator
     (2) Kelly clamps
     (2) Ochners
   (36) Criles
   (12) curved mosquito clamps
     (6) straight mosquito clamps
     (2) Babcock clamps
     (2) Senn rakes
     (2) pairs of double skin hooks
     (1) pair of single skin hooks
     (1) pair vein retraction
     (1) adenoid suction
     (1) pair Green retractors
     (1) double-ended medium-small Richardson retractors
     (1) McCabe nerve dissector
     (5) bullets (peanuts)
     (2) army-navy retractors
     (1) fiberoptic headlight unit
     (1) bipolar cautery unit
     (1) K1 Gardlok dissector
     (1) Penrose drain
     (1) pack Steri Strips
     (1) pack I-Meds

The above are the essential surgical instruments recommended.
Other standard surgical supplies are typically in use during
thyroidectomies and other procedures, such as these:
(the list is not all-inclusive)

(1) Jobst arthrombic pump
(1) Narkomed Anesthetic machine, with appropriate
     vaporizer for the gas utilized. 
(1) set of volatile general anesthesia bottles: Choice of several
      typically used in thyroidectomies: Enflurane (Ethrane-used in
      my operation on 2-10-92); halothane, sevoflurane(desflurane),
      isoflurane, and methoxyflurane.  There may be additional
      agents used I have not come across in textbooks :)
(1) Endotracheal Tube assembly, Hilo cuff
(1) Datascope and Pulse Oximeter unit
(1) Brethaid Humivent
(1) O2 cannula delivery system
(1) angiocath set
(1) Heart monitor with gel pads
(1) pulse oximeter
(1) Norcuron-OR
(1) Webril
(1) Esophageal Stehoscope
(1) box laparotomy sponges
(1) stat temp fever detector
(1) surgical incision marking pen
(1) surgical prep razor
(1) complete set of Kerlix fluffs, gauzes, and abdomenal surg pads
(1) complete set of sutures for all layers of fascia
(1) Foley catheter and drainage container
(1) pack Intravenous starter kit and IV tubing
(1) pack IV extension kit
(1) Code Blue defibrillation unit
(1) rack of extra surgical forceps (all sizes and shapes)

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