Performer: Haitian Team
Location: New Hope Hospital, Cape Haitian
Date: 12/19/2022-12/22/2022
This was the first mission operation carried out by our Haitian Team independently. The mission was initially scheduled in September, but due to the violence and shortage of gasoline nationwide, the mission was cancelled. Once the situation improved slightly, the mission was resumed. All the surgical and anesthesia supplies were shipped to New Hope Hospital in December.
40 patients were operated.
Participants:
- Dr. Jolius Thelusme, Head of Make men smile group in Haiti
- Dr Denis DM
- Dr Charles Le
- Dr Accilus
- Dr Jean Louis
- Dr Dauphin
- Dr Paillant
- Anesthesiologist: Marc Donald
- Miss Bolte: Assistant surgeon trainee
Operations performed (by cases)
- Hydrocelectomies: 47 cases (Bilateral Hydrocele: 14, unilateral hydrocele: 19)
- Inguinoscrotal hernia: 2
- Inguinoscrotal Hernia And Hydrocele: 3
- Communicating hydrocele in patients under 18 associated with Hernia: 2
- Scrotoplasty:1
- Herniorrhaphy: 5 and herniotomy: 2
- Vasectomy: 2
- Unilateral orchidectomy: 2
- Epididymectomies 3
Patients ages
- < 10 years :1 patient, this was our youngest patient, 6 years old
- 10-30 years :2 patients
- 31-70 years 33 patients
- > 70 years: 4 patients, the oldest patient 76 years old
Hydrocele fluid volume
- (25 patients documented) <100 ml: 3
- 101-500 ml:7
- 501-1000 ml :11
- >1000 ml: 4 patients
We cheer for the success of the mission. This was an important step we took. With the Haitian team adding to our mission, we can carry out more mission operations and serve more patients each year.
