Sponge, lap, needle, instrument count - Really Stupid Question

Anyone ever typed a black sponge in surgery? I listened for "lap" and "lac" but I really hear "black." Context: "We took another rim of skin about a centimeter wider inferiorly until it bled well, as well. This was controlled with electrocautery. The area was then pulse-irrigated. A medium size black sponge was placed over top of this. The more tangential excision was covered with a wound VAC, sponge that had been tangentially shaven in half, and the entire area activated after ...

The right hand and forearm were prescrubbed with a Clorox **** sponge and then prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion. ...

The hernia was reduced back into the abdomen with the help of a sponge s/l tick. ...

The patient had some ___ sponge for positioning and light pressure. She was placed in a surgical bra. s/l reston, restilon, ressalon.. . think it begins with an R but not sure. This is breast reconstructive surgery. ...

And is that wound-VAC or wound-vac. Thanks. Nothing online or in surgical reference. ...

Mushmouth eye doc says 3 x 5 s/l Ovolinqual sponge. Can find nothing vaguely resembling; any ideas for next time? ...

Does anyone know where to get GOOD quality ones? I've been suckered TWICE by buying them online---they are these little thin things that break every single time before I can get them over the ear piece. The only ones I've found so far that are good are the ones that come with the headset, but I don't want to buy a new headset every time I just need new pads. I'd be so appreciative for advice on where to get good quality ones. TIA!!! ...

A s/l BRIDE-SKI was used to locate the anterior lip of the vagina. ...

This is a vasectomy. The (s/l toppif) ____ was then used to isolate the vas within the scrotal tissue and the vas was delivered through a 5-mm incision. TIA ...

The ovary was manipulated with S/L paddle grasper, which was used through a right lower quadrant port site.... Thank you in advance. ...

The punctum wre dilated and the ...

Anyone familiar with a Baron or Byron punch used in an eye surgery to punch a button in donor tissue. Tried google MT - no luck. ...

Has anyone heard of a mohorner ? He is doing a left thyroid lobectomy and says: A mohorner was then utilized in order to create exposure with the midline strap muscles incised longitudinally. ...

orthopedic surgeon dictating "we did a subacromial bursectomy with a 4.3 mm Couda/Cooda?" ...

The sentence is "There was some chondral debris in the suprapatellar pouch that we carefully evacuated with a shutter". Clearly sounds like shutter but I can't find this anywhere. ...

It's a pericardial drainage surgery report and doc says, "A Mali bolt/Malibolt was used to retract the peritoneum and preperitoneal fat." Definitely sounds like 3 syllables. Any suggestions? Thanks. ...

I am doing a Da Vinci robot assisted surgical procedure and it sounds like they are using a cartier (card-e-air) instrument...spelling anyone? Thanks!! ...

Has anyone ever heard of faceless scissors? or "bi-see" forceps? ...

I apologize for the rough s/l, hoping someone will know what it is.... ganglionic synovial fluid, which I then removed with a s/l"renejure" ...

Patient is having a tracheostomy. ...

Does anyone know of a line count program that works with Word and doesn't count blank lines? ...

Physician says what sounds like Surfak for this instrument, Using a medial portal, the _____ instrument was introduced into the medial compartment for synovectomy for chondroplasty of the medial compartment, ...

I usually use the line count built into the Word program itself. Is MTStars flash count and/or abacus equivocal ?? Any one program better than the other ?? TIA ...

Sponge, lap, needle, instrument count - Really Stupid Question

It stands for laparotomy pad. - Olive

I thought it was laparotomy sponge ??? - nm

Lap Sponge or Pad - HappyMt

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