Equipment List for In Office Suction Abortion
Sterile instrument trays containing the following:
Specula (various sizes)
Ringed Forceps (sponge stick)
Iodine cups
Needle extenders
Tenaculums
Dilators
For viewing and processing products of conception:
Light box (can purchase at a photography store)
Glass pyrex dish
Strainer (kitchen supply)
Pathology specimen jars or disposal cups
Additional supplies
10-12 cc syringes
22g 1 ½ inch Needles/18 g needles
Sharps containers
IPAS Syringe (or other aspiration syringe)
Cannulae in sizes 5-12
Sterile gloves
Sterile gauze
Betadine
Kidney basins
Autoclave and supplies for cleaning and wrapping equipment
Medications
Lidocaine 1% (may dilute 50/50 with Normal Saline)
Rhogam
Doxycycline or alternate antibiotic
For emergency use:
Methergine
Misoprostol
Ammonia Aromatic Ampules
Atropine
IV tubing, IV fluid, IVs in various gauges, tape
Albuterol inhaler
Epinephrine 1:1000
Ultrasound and Supplies
Probe covers
Probe disinfectant
Gel for ultrasound
Paperwork:
Consent forms
Take home aftercare instructions
Chart forms
Protocols
Log book or system for gathering patient data (research or quality of care)
