ply tap "MICROSCOPE" and "MONITOR 2" to beam the microscope's image
to one of the 2 big screens in the room. This picture-in-picture capabil-
ity provides the team with a complete update of the procedure and
the patient's condition with just a quick glance up at a monitor.
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Built-in microphones and speakers. Each of our
monitors features integrated microphones and speakers, which
lets the OR team communicate with staff in other ORs, in the
post-op and recovery areas — or even in the emergency room if a
patient is about to be transferred to the surgical department. Before
we added the integrated ORs, an OR staffer would have to walk to the
ER to assess a trauma case and report back about the severity of the
patient's condition and the equipment we'd need in the room to treat
it. Now the surgical team can watch on the big screens through inter-
active cameras mounted in each of our trauma bays.
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In-case conference call. We can also conference in a sur-
geon from his office for some quick mid-procedure advice.
Rather than stop operating and breaking the sterile field to take
or make phone calls, surgeons can have real-time, hands-free conversa-
tions as they continue to operate.
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Live look-ins. Managers can use the integrated in-light cam-
eras to peer into each room 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 live look-ins
and real-time updates let managers alert room turnover teams and help
keep the day's schedule on track.
Staff in the admitting area and the PACU also have access to the in-
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