SUZANNE CALLANDER reports on the benefits that the installation of a 3D HD integrated operating theatre is offering to surgical teams and urology patients at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARL).
Laparoscopic and image-guided surgeries are increasingly taking place in an integrated surgical environment which includes high-definition video displays, touch-screen control and archivable digital information. The move towards such integrated surgeries can help reduce dependence on mobile equipment, increase patient flow and improve patient outcomes.
Put simply, an integrated theatre should combine the latest surgical capabilities with the latest imaging modalities. It will also connect the operating room (OR) to patient information, surgical lights and room lights, building automation (HVAC) and medical equipment. This technology as a whole can then be manipulated from a central command console by a single operator.
A three-dimensional (3D) high definition (HD) integrated operating theatre has recently been installed by Olympus Medical at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) as part of a project to create two new integrated theatres. The Endoalpha integrated theatre concept aims to future proof the facility as well as offer a cutting edge OR environment. Both theatres have been equipped with the latest surgical video endoscopy systems. One theatre is able to produce 3D HD laparoscopic clinical images that are displayed on 3D HD monitors, and the other is ‘3D ready’. Each integrated theatre has ceiling mounted monitors on spring arms, which allows surgeons and their teams to visualise the procedure more ergonomically.
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