The business case was made during a presentation at the American College of Cardiovascular Administrators’ annual leadership conference. St. Joseph’s Hospital in Orange, Calif., realized the ongoing need for transcatheter valve implantation. Four years and $5.5 million later, the hospital built a hybrid OR, featuring 3D digital image reconstruction equipment and high-resolution displays.
The new hybrid OR allows physicians and surgeons to carry out complex operations, such as replacing heart valves and repairing aortic aneurysms, through smaller incisions. Although the OR required a significant up-front investment, imaging has improved and contrast and radiation has decreased. Merging surgical and catheter-based procedures has also decreased patient length-of-stay and cut procedure times by approximately 45 minutes, according to the news report.
Read the news report about the hybrid OR at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
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