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f you still measure a video monitor in inches and pixels (bigger
is better) and assign its picture quality an alphanumeric grade
— 3D, HD, 4K/UHD or 8K — it might be time to see screens in
a different LED light. There's more to a surgical display than
enhanced vertical-by-horizontal screen resolution. Read on if
your old monitor can't display cartoons and consents.
1. Displays have transformed into Jumbotrons
Besides showing immersive close up shots of surgery, you can project
Is There Anything a
Surgical Display Can't Display?
You can project cartoons and consents onto today's OR screens.
Outpatient Surgery Editors
• FUNNY FEED Showing cartoons on your surgical display will help to distract children before they're anesthetized.
Monte
Jay
Goldstein,
MD,
Jandee
Anesthesiology
