ences. Some vendors who sell products for the entire OR video chain
— cameras, monitors and OR integration, for example — as opposed
to just the monitor tweak displays they buy from OEMs to present
colors that make their video sources as accurate for their input
devices as they can. So if a surgeon has been trained on a particular
brand, she might say of another vendor's monitor, "This doesn't look
as red as it should be." The new hot-shot surgeon in your town might
say, "Well, I'm an 'Vendor X' guy, I don't use what you have."
Hopefully, one vendor can serve you well for many years, but reserve
the ability in the long term to change on the fly if need be.
Do the research, consult your staff, trial the products. If you do,
you'll more than likely make surgical monitor choices that will satisfy
everyone.
OSM
Mr. Soudagar (suraj.s.soudagar@imegcorp.com) is principal in the health-
care unit at IMEG, a design and engineering consulting firm. He is based in
IMEG's Naperville, Ill., office.
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