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Table 2 Instruments included in standard and reduced instrument vitrectomy trays

From: Reducing instruments in a vitrectomy surgical tray: cost savings and results from a major academic hospital

Standard large vitrectomy tray (n = 64)

Newly created reduced vitrectomy tray (n = 7)

Instrument

Quantity

Instrument

Quantity

Westcott tenotomy scissor, curved blunt

2

Lieberman, open wire, angled, 45-degree speculum

1

Vannas scissors, curved

1

Scleral depressor

1

Corneal scissors, left

1

Castroviejo suturing forceps 0.3

1

Corneal scissors, right

1

Straight stevens scissors

1

Plug holder

4

25 G aspirating canula

1

19G cannula BSS

2

Plug holder

2

Castroviejo caliper, straight

1

  

Scleral depressor

1

  

Beaver knife handle

2

  

Bipolar cautery forceps

1

  

Bishop harmon forceps with teeth

2

  

Bishop harmon forceps without teeth

2

  

Titanium tyer, short

1

  

Titanium tyer, long

1

  

Tyer, harms

2

  

Bonaccolto forceps

2

  

Colibri forceps

1

  

Cross action forceps

1

  

Bonn suturing forceps

2

  

Castroviejo fine suturing forceps 0.12

2

  

Castroviejo suturing forceps 0.3

2

  

Nugent forceps

2

  

Retaining nut for blackflush

1

  

Gass retinal hook with hole

4

  

Muscle hook

1

  

Sinskey hook

1

  

Kuglen hook

1

  

Cyclodialysis spatula

1

  

Scleral marker

1

  

Knife handle #3, 5″

1

  

Short schepens orbital retractor

1

  

Hemostat

2

  

Curved stevens tenotomy scissors

1

  

Straight stevens scissors

1

  

Straight, sharp stevens scissors

1

  

Iris scissors

1

  

Wire speculum

2

  

Straight, locking, micro Barraquer needleholder

2

  

Non-locking, micro Barraquer needleholder

1

  

Locking needleholder

2

  

Lieberman, open wire, angled, 45-degree speculum

1

  

25 G blunt canula

1

  

Lieberman aspirating speculum with silicone tubing

1

  
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International Journal of Retina and Vitreous

ISSN: 2056-9920

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