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Operating rooms are high-stress environments requiring focus, precision, and seamless communication among the surgical team. Every procedure, whether simple or complex, involves risks, making step-by-step monitoring, documentation, and control critical for patient safety.

During surgery, the surgical team must efficiently manage various tasks, including adjusting operating room lighting and ventilation via the control panel, entering patient data through the sterile medical computer, and recording surgical procedures in real time.

The Operating Room Integration System ensures that different medical devices, cameras, environmental controls, and lighting systems function together seamlessly, optimizing surgical management and enhancing precision.

Enhancing Efficiency and Workflow in the Operating Room

The Operating Room Integration System enables surgical teams to efficiently:

• Adjust lighting and ventilation through the control panel.
• Enter patient information and record procedures using a sterile medical computer.
• Monitor and record surgical procedures in real time for documentation and future reference.
• Integrate medical devices, cameras, and environmental systems for a synchronized workflow.
• Access digital records and medical images instantly via integration with the Hospital Information System (HIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
• Connect all monitors and devices to a central console, simplifying operating room complexity.

By ensuring a well-integrated surgical environment, this system enhances concentration, increases patient safety, and minimizes time loss during procedures.

Seamless Integration with Modern Medical Technologies

The system is designed to be compatible with current and future medical technologies, allowing for easy integration of new imaging equipment. Full compatibility with HIS and PACS ensures immediate access to digital records and images, streamlining surgical processes and decision-making.

Additionally, linking all surgical equipment and monitors to a central console allows for precise and controlled operations. The telemedicine feature enables real-time consultation with external specialists, enhancing surgical collaboration.

Surgical images and videos are automatically associated with patient records, supporting hospitals in creating digital archives and improving their EMRAM level for enhanced digitalization.

Key Advantages of the Operating Room Integration System

✔ Environmental Control: Adjust temperature, humidity, room pressure, and HEPA filter status through the control panel.
✔ Advanced Imaging & Visualization: Enables real-time video consultations with specialists and remote surgical assistance.
✔ PACS & DICOM Compatibility: Allows seamless archiving, retrieval, and management of patient records and surgical videos.
✔ Digital Workflow Optimization: Reduces paper-based documentation, supports EMRAM compliance, and accelerates hospital digitalization efforts.
✔ Cost & Resource Management: Tracks surgical staff participation, operation times, and material usage for efficient billing and inventory control.
✔ Medical Training & Archiving: Records surgical procedures for use in medical education and case analysis.
✔ Enhances Patient Safety: Ensures accurate surgical management and improved success rates.

A Future-Ready, Secure, and Efficient System

Designed in compliance with 2017/745 Medical Device Regulation and IEC-60601 Medical Device Electrical Safety Standards, the Operating Room Integration System helps hospitals:

• Enhance efficiency and ensure maximum patient safety.
• Archive surgical records and use them as educational materials.
• Optimize surgical processes, improving patient satisfaction and surgical success rates.
• Monitor surgery duration and medical supply usage for better cost control.

For more details on the Artech Operating Room Integration System, click here.