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While it may sound similar, the differences originate from how technology and data work together. Overall, hybrid, integrated, or digital ORs aims to improve safety and simplify workflows for the surgeon and surgical team to positively impact patient outcomes.

One Hospital's "Operating room integration" can represent something entirely different in another hospital. Therefore, we wanted to specify the sorts of operating rooms and eliminate this confusion.

Before we look at a hybrid, integrated and digital OR, let's concern the standard, non-integrated OR concept.

Before starting the surgical procedure in non-integrated operating rooms, preoperative data should be provided for each case and patient on paper or digitally on different devices that are not integrated. In addition, cables and cords are ubiquitous on the floor, making it easy to snag, accidentally pull a necessary cable during surgery, or damage equipment.

What is a hybrid operating room?

By definition, a "hybrid operating room" is used for new concept operating room rooms where state-of-the-art medical imaging systems and medical devices can be used simultaneously. Hybrid ORs are cutting-edge ORs that use devices such as C-Arm systems, CT (computerized tomography), or MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) merged with a fully functional surgical suite. Hybrid operating rooms allow radiology and surgical procedures to be completed in a single operating room. In addition, advanced technological instruments in hybrid operating rooms have facilitated diagnosis and advanced interventions to be completed in operating rooms.

Another understanding of hybrid operating rooms is that they are multipurpose rooms equipped to operate various surgical disciplines.

What is an integrated operating room?

In integrated operating rooms, special equipment including patient information, audio, video, surgical and room lights, operating room automation, and imaging devices can communicate/integrate and be controlled from a central console. The integrated OR incorporate the control of several devices from a single console and give the operator more centralized access to device control.

What is a digital operating room?

The digital operating room aims to integrate the images, information, and workflow available in the Hospital and the operating room. In addition, it can distribute and record information while adding intelligence. Data is linked to a single device and displayed there, and this goes beyond simple control of devices and software, allowing the enrichment of medical data in the operating room.

Therefore, a digital OR structure acts as a hub for recording, collecting, and transmitting clinical image data within the OR to the Hospital IT system, which is stored centrally. The surgeon can control the data in the operating room from the specified screens according to the desired setup. It can also display images from many different devices in one central device.

The proven and expected usefulness of image distribution in one OR (routing and switching) or outside the OR (broadcasting), integrating information, image and video registration, and intelligence, is reviewed with the perspective of quality and safety of surgery. In addition, the digital OR is expected to contribute to surgery's learning, teaching, and quality.

Experience the Digital Operating Room Concept with ARTECH Operating Room Integration System.

A digitally integrated operating room must adapt and grow with the latest technological developments.

Artech Operating Room Integration System enables devices in the operating room to be integrated into a single device, increasing central control, teamwork, and workflow efficiency. Optimum benefits are provided in the subjects of;

• Patient Safety, 
• More Efficient Use of Operating Room Staff, 
• Reducing Costs with Time-Material and Billing Management, 
• Increasing Patient Satisfaction Parallel to the Increase in Success Rates in Operations, 
• Increasing the Preference and Usage Rate of the Operating Room, 
• Establishing Hospital Functions for Education and Congress Purposes.

Let us contact you for more detailed information.