Ecuador Mission Trip

January 9-14, 2018

Ruchir Gupta

Justin Smith

Minxi Weng

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Blanca’s House

Found in 2008 by Suffolk CRNA Galo Burbano

Provides medical care and procedures, and surgeries to underprivileged communities

Multiple missions a year

All members are volunteers

More information http://blancashouse.org/

Santa, Elena, Ecuador, 1/9/2018-1/14/2018

Day 1

TRAVELING

Day 2 OR Setup

OR Setups

Day 2

Hospital

Patients

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LAP CHOLE ~ 30

HERNIAS ~ 50

CATARACT ~ 100

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PEDIATRIC

PLASTICS

Our Patients

CHALLENGES

• NO CONSISTENT MONITORS
• NO EMERGENCY DRUGS ARE AVAILABLE
• FINITE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN AVAILABLE
• MINIMAL EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

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WHAT WE LEARNED

• YOU CAN WORK WITH LESS
• NOT ALL PROPOFOL IS CREATED EQUAL
• YOU CAN REUSE EVERYTHING
• TURN OVER IS FASTER WITHOUT JOINT COMMISION

Guayaquil

Last Night