2009 Aracaju, Brazil
Touchdown in Brazil
Aracaju, Brazil
A few of us flew over the vastness that is Brazil as the sun was rising over the Atlantic then lunched in the coastal port city of Salvador while we waited for the late afternoon arrival of the team. The Read More »
Pre Op Clinic Day
Aracaju, Brazil
Regular followers of the Rotaplast blog know that each mission begins with a screening of all potential patients for surgery. The host organizers spread the word for weeks prior to the mission that free re... Read More »
Eliene and Elielma
Aracaju, Brazil
Eliene and Elielma, a 39 year old mother and 9 year old daughter, caught everyone's attention as they passed through the stations of our pre op clinic. Slight and shy, they both had untreated cleft lip... Read More »
Surgeries get underway today
Aracaju, Brazil
Today was our first day at the Sao Jose Hospital and we really made the most if it. We got the call from Todd yesterday that he finally cleared customs with our medical supplies in Sao Paulo and he could Read More »
A very rare case
Aracaju, Brazil
With a combined experience of 117 years in practice and 92 volunteer missions among them, you would think our four surgeons had seen it all. A four-year old boy came through our clinic with what must be qu... Read More »
Lucas: Patient 001
Aracaju, Brazil
You have to get up early to be first in line for a Rotaplast clinic but you're rewarded with patient number 001. Lucas and his family made the effort and he received his combined lip and palate repair ... Read More »
Rotaplast: The next generation
Aracaju, Brazil
Christin Blaney, a junior at Ohio State studying medical dietetics, is working in the post operative recovery room . Here are her impressions after the first few, 14-hour work days of the mission. I came o... Read More »
Handmade quilts: a touch of love
Aracaju, Brazil
Thanks to Wrap-a-Smile, each Rotaplast patient here in Aracaju has been rolled off to surgery under gorgeous, colorful handmade quilts. The operating suites are nicely air-conditioned for the comfort of th... Read More »
All Points Bulletin
Aracaju, Brazil
Elielma was ready for surgery when we arrived at Hospital São José at 6:30 this morning. She was the first patient of the day with her mom to follow in the afternoon. It was a happy ending that almost di... Read More »
An opportunity to learn and educate
Aracaju, Brazil
If an anesthesiologist has a defining skill it is airway management. Intubation, the ability to obtain and manage a patient's oxygenation and ventilation is at the core of all life saving techniques an... Read More »
Final day in Aracaju
Aracaju, Brazil
We maxed out our final day at the hospital with surgeries in the morning followed by our post op clinic in the afternoon. We had a great turnout for the post op which is always a hectic affair. About 70 Read More »
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Surgical days 3-10
Nagamangala, India
Over the course of seven days, approximately 48 patients, ranging in age from just three months to 78 years old, are scheduled for various procedures, including cleft lip and palate repairs, as well as bur... Read More »
Day 2: Pre-surgical clini...
Nagamangala, India
The mission starts with a full-day of patient evaluations in a pre-surgical clinic. The surgeons, pediatricians and nurses evaluate each patient to determine whether the patient will be a good candidate fo... Read More »