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Manual for Male Circumcision under Local Anaesthesia

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<strong>Male</strong> circumcision <strong>under</strong> local anaesthesia<br />

Version 3.1 (Dec09)<br />

diluted as recommended by the manufacturer. Other parts of the<br />

clinic, such as the waiting and recovery areas, should be<br />

cleaned regularly with water and detergent.<br />

The lighting in the procedure room should be arranged so that<br />

the penis is well lit, and the surgeon can see what he is doing.<br />

Ideally, the clinic should be equipped with an operating theatre<br />

minor procedures lamp, but these are expensive. Adequate<br />

illumination can be provided by fluorescent lighting over the<br />

operating table.<br />

Emergency medications and equipment <strong>for</strong> managing<br />

anaphylactic reactions 1 should be available in or near the<br />

procedure room. These should be kept in a clearly labelled box,<br />

and the contents should be checked periodically (at least every 6<br />

months) to ensure that they are complete and that none of the<br />

medications are approaching or beyond their expiry date. The<br />

box should be kept in a cool place, away from direct sunlight. In<br />

addition, it is important to have available, in or near the<br />

procedure room, alternative antiseptic surgical cleaning solution,<br />

such as chlorhexidine, <strong>for</strong> patients allergic to povidone iodine,<br />

and spare sutures and needles.<br />

The following equipment and instruments are required <strong>for</strong><br />

standard adult male circumcision: 2<br />

• instrument tray wrapped with sterile drape<br />

• dissecting <strong>for</strong>ceps (finely toothed)<br />

• artery <strong>for</strong>ceps (2 straight, 2 curved)<br />

• curved Metzenbaum’s scissors<br />

• stitch scissors<br />

• Mayo’s needle holder<br />

• sponge-holding <strong>for</strong>ceps<br />

• scalpel knife handle and blades<br />

• “O” drape (80 cm x 80 cm, with ~5 cm hole)<br />

• gallipot <strong>for</strong> antiseptic solution (e.g. povidone iodine)<br />

• povidone iodine (50 ml of 10% solution)<br />

• plain gauze swabs (10 × 10 cm; 10 <strong>for</strong> the procedure, 5 <strong>for</strong><br />

dressing)<br />

• petroleum-jelly-impregnated gauze (5 × 5 cm or 5 × 10 cm)<br />

(tulle gras) and sticking plaster<br />

• 15 ml of 1% plain lidocaine (without epinephrine) anaesthetic<br />

solution<br />

• syringe, 10 ml (if single-use syringes and needles are<br />

unavailable, use equipment suitable <strong>for</strong> steam sterilization)<br />

• injection needles (18- or 21-gauge)<br />

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2<br />

Emergency medications and equipment:<br />

Essential: pocket mask with one-way valve, atropine (0.6 mg/ml ampoules), epinephrine (1 in<br />

1000 solution (1 mg in 1 ml) ampoules).<br />

Desirable: diazepam suppositories <strong>for</strong> rectal administration (10 mg in 2.5 ml), oxygen supply<br />

with mask and reservoir bag, saline <strong>for</strong> intravenous administration and giving set.<br />

Additional in<strong>for</strong>mation on surgical equipment is available in the WHO Essential Emergency<br />

Equipment List (www.who.int/surgery/imeesc)<br />

Facilities and supplies and preparation <strong>for</strong> surgery Chapter 4-2

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