ma, managing the
multi-image displays
in each OR using a
touchscreen tablet
to pan, zoom or
freeze an image.
They simply tap
"microscope" and
"monitor 2" to beam
the microscope's
image to one of the
2 big screens in the
room.
Picture-in-picture, picture-by-picture, and split- and quad-split-screen
capability provides the team with a complete update of the procedure
and the patient's condition with just a quick glance up at a monitor,
says Ms. Lund. Projecting a CT scan or an X-ray into the corner of the
screen is incredibly helpful because it means you have access to addi-
tional information that can affect the decisions you make, all without
you having to leave the sterile field, says Miroslav Uchal, MD, FACS,
FASMBC, the director of bariatric surgery at St. Vincent's Medical
Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
3. Surgical surveillance
Managers can use the integrated in-light cameras to peer into each
room for a live look-in to track a case's progress. They can also use the
built-in mics to talk directly to the team members to know exactly
when patients are being moved to the PACU and when the next patient
should start moving in from pre-op. Those real-time updates let man-
agers alert room turnover teams and help keep the day's schedule on
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• GONE FISHING Integrated surgical video setups can display close ups of surgery on
one screen and a salt-water fish on the other.
Sanford
Medical
Center
Fargo
