What types of treatments are suitable for the hybrid operating room?
The hybrid operating room is suitable for treating patients who require endovascular catheterization and are at high risk of needing corrective surgery if complications occur, such as:
- Using catheters to treat aortic aneurysms with Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), which significantly reduces surgical complications
- Valve replacement using catheter-based Tran Arterial Valvular Implantation (TAVI) without open-heart surgery, for patients at high risk for major surgery
- Treatments requiring combined approaches to enhance effectiveness, such as electrophysiology for arrhythmia treatment
How does the hybrid operating room provide superior performance compared to conventional surgery?
- The diagnosis and treatment process can occur in a single visit
- Safer procedures
- Shorter procedure times
- Faster imaging during procedures
- Better treatment outcomes
- Shorter hospital stays
- Suitable for patients with complex conditions and high-risk factors
How is the Hybrid Operating Room designed to support surgery?
- The room is specially large to facilitate systematic collaboration among multidisciplinary teams such as surgeons, radiologists, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, nurses, and radiologic technologists
- The Hybrid Operating Room is a sterile environment to prevent surgical infections
- Equipment in the operating room is designed to be easily movable without obstructing general surgery
- Flexmove technology allows 360-degree X-ray imaging, enabling surgeons to treat complex patients more conveniently and effectively
- The operating table is adjustable in angle, allowing for more versatile surgical procedures
How comprehensive is the technology?
The equipment in the hybrid operating room must include:
1. General surgical equipment
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- Operating table
- Surgical instruments
- Anesthesia machine
- Surgical lights
2. Equipment for percutaneous endovascular procedures
- High-performance X-ray equipment capable of producing detailed images instantly
- Devices for immediate blood pressure measurement via catheter
3. Integration with X-ray systems
Allows determination of organ size and position to create 3D images, facilitating easier and more effective treatment planning. It can also transmit image and audio signals for interactive communication from the operating room to the conference room, benefiting knowledge exchange among specialists in the future, and collaboration with the operating table.
What types of patients are suitable for the hybrid operating room?
Patients with complex diseases requiring catheter-based treatment combined with surgery or those at high risk who may need corrective surgery if complications occur include:
1. Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery patients
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) combined with coronary angiogram
- Patients requiring stent graft placement to expand coronary arteries in cases of thoracic aortic aneurysm
- Valve replacement via catheter (Tran Arterial Valvular Implantation: TAVI)
2. Vascular Surgery patients
- Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for aortic aneurysms, significantly reducing surgical complications
3. Neurosurgery patients
- Arteriovenous malformation: abnormal connections between arteries and veins causing irregular blood flow, balloon-like bulges that enlarge and eventually rupture, a congenital vascular abnormality causing seizures
- Cerebral aneurysm: the cause is unclear, but the affected blood vessel walls are less elastic and have fewer muscles in the middle layer. Most aneurysms occur at vessel bends or branch points. Degeneration of vessels combined with high blood pressure may contribute, along with congenital abnormalities. Other causes include trauma and infection
