The GI Fanny Pack
I have been wearing one since 2009 on surgery rotation as a student to the chagrin of nearly everyone associated with me. It’s no longer fashion faux pa at least in hipster Austin.
This is what I keep it in it and why.
#GITwitter
#Endohacks
#GiHacks
I have been wearing one since 2009 on surgery rotation as a student to the chagrin of nearly everyone associated with me. It’s no longer fashion faux pa at least in hipster Austin.
This is what I keep it in it and why.
#GITwitter
#Endohacks
#GiHacks
2/ Clear cap
- save from banding kits and sterilize/reprocess or just buy them from Olympus
giejournal.org
videogie.org
- save from banding kits and sterilize/reprocess or just buy them from Olympus
giejournal.org
videogie.org
3a/ Mayo curved scissors + 20cc syringe
- cut through anything
- convert a syringe into a bite block or luer lock into slip tip
- cut through anything
- convert a syringe into a bite block or luer lock into slip tip
3b/ 10-20 cc syringe
Cut into a bite block
-The cut edge can be compressed and then expands (esp 20cc)
-If scoping in R lateral position it is useful to place and angle to far left to improve ergonomics
Cut into a bite block
-The cut edge can be compressed and then expands (esp 20cc)
-If scoping in R lateral position it is useful to place and angle to far left to improve ergonomics
4/ Pinc tape (zinx oxide tape)
- water impermeable
- good for affixing anything onto scope (clear cap, scope hood made from finger of glove) or tubes (Endovac) and making seal 
- water impermeable
- good for affixing anything onto scope (clear cap, scope hood made from finger of glove) or tubes (Endovac) and making seal 
5/ Lube
No explanation.
No explanation.
6/ Lidocaine Jelly
When someone has anal fissure or concern for long case/ sore throat.
When someone has anal fissure or concern for long case/ sore throat.
7/ Nitrobid
- compound your own nitropaste for anal fissure (1 part nitro 2%, 4 parts Vaseline jelly)
- compound your own nitropaste for anal fissure (1 part nitro 2%, 4 parts Vaseline jelly)
8/ Peppermint Oil
-Place the smallest drop of your mask to cover up funky smells
- Recently proven to be as useful as placebo for functional pain
journals.lww.com
-Place the smallest drop of your mask to cover up funky smells
- Recently proven to be as useful as placebo for functional pain
journals.lww.com
9/ Lopez valve
- replace aging adapter for PEG
- replace aging adapter for PEG
10/ Scope brush
- to clean clogged G and PEGJ tubes
- to clean clogged G and PEGJ tubes
11/ Time out marker and included ruler
- to mark PEG tube window (won’t wash off)
- ruler for ERCP stent measurement
- to mark PEG tube window (won’t wash off)
- ruler for ERCP stent measurement
12/ 2-0 silk suture and needle
- affixing loops to tubes , clip - line assisted techniques
- just the right thickness and strength to be able to break with a forceful Guillotine pull against scope
- affixing loops to tubes , clip - line assisted techniques
- just the right thickness and strength to be able to break with a forceful Guillotine pull against scope
13/ Surgicel
Absorbable hemostatic cloth
- for bleeding peg tubes (cut a slit to make a “ drain sponge” shape
-Anorectal Tamponade
Absorbable hemostatic cloth
- for bleeding peg tubes (cut a slit to make a “ drain sponge” shape
-Anorectal Tamponade
14/ Badge with your units scope specs
- never wonder will this fit through this scope or is this long enough ?
- never wonder will this fit through this scope or is this long enough ?
15/ Business card holder
- for the inpatient follow ups
- for the inpatient follow ups
For doing things like this with suture loops and clips
videogie.org
Struts for troublesome PEGJ tubes that like to coil
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Struts for troublesome PEGJ tubes that like to coil
For externally bleeding PEGs.
Cut to the surgicel this shape. Make a little funnel shape if possible and nuzzle the pointed aspect into the G tube incision site that’s bleeding.
Cinch the external bumper to tamponade. Hemospray also works (so off label)
Cut to the surgicel this shape. Make a little funnel shape if possible and nuzzle the pointed aspect into the G tube incision site that’s bleeding.
Cinch the external bumper to tamponade. Hemospray also works (so off label)
These are particularly useful for the Boston Scientific 12Fr J tube Endovive Extensions for PEGJ
The caps get very loose with short usage.
The caps get very loose with short usage.
16/ Small Light
17 / Crystal Light
To improve bowel prep taste and tolerance
To improve bowel prep taste and tolerance
18/ Scissor Ms and Hemostats
- save from PEG tube kits and reprocess them
- save from PEG tube kits and reprocess them
19 / Large gauge blunt tip needle (16-18g)
- passing thin guidewires through biopsy port
- connect to syringe to flush channel if biopsy port occupied by a banding kit or OTSC spool.
- passing thin guidewires through biopsy port
- connect to syringe to flush channel if biopsy port occupied by a banding kit or OTSC spool.
Herschel Seventeen Waist Pack amazon.com #Amazon
They have a few colors. I am not a paid spokesman for Herschel lol.
They have a few colors. I am not a paid spokesman for Herschel lol.
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