The high-resolution, real-time images provided by the intraoperative MRI will lead to better precision in complicated neurosurgery techniques. Tampa General is one of six hospitals in Florida that have acquired an intraoperative MRI.
Tampa General has also developed a method to connect, in real time, the patient and the anesthesia machine to the to the patient’s electronic medical record in Epic via a wireless connection. It continually feeds all of the patient’s vital signs and the volume and flow of inhaled gasses used to keep the patient asleep into Epic.
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