General Case Checklist

This is the checklist I designed early in residency for classic, simple cases like lap appys, choles, gyn cases

General Case Checklist PDF

General Case Checklist Word Doc

General Case Preop and Checklist (CA1)

This is the checklist I designed for CA1s early on during training. I think it’s helpful to get organized with a good preop, presentation, setup, and signout. Let me know if there are some things you think I could have added or should have omitted. The link is below:

CA1 General Case Checklist PDF

CA1 General Case Checklist Word Doc

Cardiac Checklist

This is the checklist we used for our adult cardiac setups. It also includes special case considerations like the requirements for lung transplant, or heart transplant. It’s also got a nice little ICU-handoff template, so you can write down what they expect you to report at the end of the case.

Cardiac Setup Checklist PDF

Pediatrics Setup

While, I don’t do any pediatrics now, I still thought I’d include the checklist I made during residency. This checklist includes a combination of what we typically did at CHLA and UCLA

General pediatrics OR setup PDF

General pediatrics OR setup Word Doc

Morbid Obesity Checklist

This includes several things unique to morbidly obese patients like a larger ETT and ramp

Morbid Obesity Checklist PDF

Morbid Obesity Checklist Word Doc

Big Case Checklist

I used this for big abdominal cases like whipples or big bowel resections.

Big Case Checklist PDF

Big Case Checklist Word Doc

Thoracic Case Checklist

This was our typical setup at UCLA for lobectomies and the like. Includes things like bronchoscope, double-lumen tube, and a short thoracic hypoxia troubleshooting section

Thoracic Case Checklist PDF

Thoracic Case Checklist Word Doc