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CreatedOn: 20 Mar, 2024
LastUpdatedOn: 20 May, 2024

Minor Surgery

About minor surgery clinic

Minor surgery clinic is one of the initiatives of the new Model of Care(MoC)

in the Al-Qassim Region, linked within the programs of the planned care system.

Reducing the pressure on specialty clinics while improving the quality of service and care for patients.          

 

Background 

Minor surgery clinic will be mainly applied at primary health care level.

Before the establishment of minor surgery clinic in PHC, All cases that need minor procedures were referred from health centers to specialized clinics (general surgery) through Mawid system. This led to long waiting periods for patients to reach the clinic and consequently increasing the incidence of complications

 

Assessment

Initial assessment

The patient will Booking an appointment at PHC physician in primary Health care center.

 

nurses will document patient vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, temperature)

 

The physician will take history and physical examination

 

List of minor surgery cases that should be referral to minor surgery clinic In primary health care center:

     

 

     lipoma, Ingrowing nail, Sebaceous cyst

 

 

if the patient has these criteria will be referred by PHC physician

 

Management

Managment 

Managment of lipoma 

Surgical Removal (Excision): If the lipoma is large, causing symptoms, or is cosmetically bothersome, surgical removal may be recommended. 

Managment of Ingrowing nail

Partial Nail Removal (Partial Matrixectomy): If conservative measures fail or if the ingrown nail is recurring and causing significant pain or infection, a doctor may perform a minor surgical procedure to remove a portion of the nail

managment of Sebaceous cyst

Incision and Drainage: If the cyst becomes infected or painful, a doctor may perform a minor surgical procedure to drain the cyst

Request

Required equipment and tools

OR bed ( or any bed that can move up and down )

 

Portable  OR lamps

 

Dressing trolleys

 

Instrument rack for medical  supplies

 

Cabinet for the instruments

 

Dynamap

 

Dressing set

 

Minor OR set

 

Extra instruments

 

2 Boxes,1 for used instruments for CSSD and 1 for sterilized instruments

 

Medical supplies

 

Sutures, blades, Tegaderm, 4x4 gauze sterile,  gloves, sterile and disposable, under pads, drapes, plaster

 

Supplies from pharmacy

 

Lidocaine inj 1%

 

Epinephrine 1 mg inj (optional)

 

Fusidine ointment

 

Betadine.

 

Medisol spray

 Preklenz (for the used instrument.)

 

Extra instrument such as

 

Scissors

 

Currete, small to big

 

Mosquito forceps

 

Needle holder

 

Blade holder

 

 

 

Information

For more information's, follow links below:

Minor surgery toolkit

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hoIOjApwVKXBqrP24JR9I8DbUWdWE_x9/view?usp=sharing