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Integrated video systems
Each OR features a large, wall-mounted flat screen monitor that dis-
plays what surgeons are viewing through the surgical microscope, so
surgical techs can follow along and prepare instruments for the case's
next step. A pair of smaller flat screen monitors hang on booms
around the surgical table; one is positioned over the right shoulder of
the surgical tech and the other at the foot of the bed. The monitors
display pre-op MRI images or intraoperative C-arm pictures, letting
surgeons check the images without leaving the bedside. Anesthesia
providers also have access to a small monitor near their workstation
that displays what the surgeon sees in the microscope, letting them
titrate medications based on the progress of the case.
