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T E C H N O L O G Y
FULL INTEGRATION The system that Barnes-Jewish Hospital chose
allows improved visualization, recording and streaming capabilities.
Primer on Video Integration
What you need to know, from camera tip to monitor —
and everything in between.
Chris Counts | St. Louis, Mo.
W
hen we installed a video-integrated OR at Barnes-Jewish
Hospital in August, we had 2 goals: to let surgeons specializing in minimally invasive laparoscopic abdominal
and bariatric procedures enjoy improved visualization, and to be able
to stream live surgeries around the world to further medical education. Not only did we achieve both, we also got centralized control of
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