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dvances in surgical video are making procedures that
once required an overnight stay possible in outpatient
settings. Just ask Susan Alexander, MSN, RN, CPAN,
CSSM, director of nursing at the Reading Hospital
SurgiCenter in Wyomissing, Pa. A few years ago, the
center added 4K technology to its ORs. Thanks to their gynecological
surgeons' newfound confidence with the system's picture quality, Ms.
Alexander says that the group was able to bring a complex procedure
like laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomies to the surgical center.
"The amazing picture quality let surgeons visualize so much better
that they felt this risk of complications or further surgeries was mini-
The Big Picture on
Surgical Imaging
Are 4K, 3D and image enhancement
options worth the investment?
• SCREEN SHOT Surgical video tech-
nology continues to promise more pixels
and higher resolution to display impos-
sibly detailed images.
Joseph
V.
Labolito,
Temple
University
Kendal Gapinski | Contributing Editor
