room camera, so they can track the
day's action and plan care in their
areas accordingly. That enhanced
communication helps managers in
several departments track the
progress of cases and make sched-
uling adjustments.
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Live-stream surgery. Because the ORs are completely inte-
grated, we can also live-stream images to remote locations for
teaching purposes. With the consent of the patient and surgeon, we
can stream an entire procedure to a monitor in a conference room.
Almost forgot about picture quality
Here we are, near the end of an article on surgical monitors, and we
haven't once mentioned picture quality. All our monitors are outfitted
for 3D, HD and 4K imaging. We've added 3D laparoscopic cameras,
but haven't yet decided if we'll invest in 4K cameras that are needed
at the other end of the imaging chain to take advantage of all that
high-end surgical video has to offer. Does the difference between
high-definition and ultra high-definition imaging provide enough of a
clinical difference to justify 4K's added expense? Our surgeons aren't
sold that it provides enough value, but that could change moving for-
ward. In the meantime, we'll continue to reap the behind-the-scenes
benefits of big-screen surgery.
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During room turnover,
we display the
surgeon's preference
card and a video of
the back table setup
on our big screens.
Ms. Lund (stacy.lund@sanfordhealth.org) is director of surgical services at
Sanford Medical Center Fargo (N.D.).
