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urgical displays have made big strides in a remarkably
short amount of time — emphasis on the word big. We
now have these gorgeous 55- to 60-inch screens with
resolution and magnification tools most of us never
would have thought possible. As a result, surgeons —
not to mention our patients — have been the beneficiaries of shorter
procedure times and improved outcomes.
But how do you choose the surgical display best suited for your OR?
As a general rule, the bigger and brighter the screen, the better off you
will be. The screens I currently work on are 32 to 36 inches, and I use
every single inch. Of course, most of us will always want more. I
recently trialed a 55-inch screen for 2 weeks, and it was an unbeliev-
able experience. The picture was so big and clear that the distance
Does Size Matter When It
Comes to Surgical Displays?
A bigger screen size is nice, but that's not all surgeons care about.
Miroslav Uchal, MD, FACS, FASMBC | Jacksonville, Fla.
• BIG AND BRIGHT Rule of thumb: The bigger and brighter the screen, the better off the surgeon will be.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN