Abdominal aneurysms, peripheral vascular disease and thoracic aortic aneurysms are among the procedures that will be treated in two surgical suites Borgess Medical Center calls among the most advanced in the world.
Complex, minimally invasive endovascular surgerical procedurs, those designed to access many regions of the body through major blood vessels, will be done in the new hybrid suites. Traditional surgery also will take place there.
The number of minimally invasive endovascular surgeries provided each year has been on the increase and the hospital found it needed flexible imaging systems to provide surgeons with the precise picture of small vessels, stents and catheters used in the increasingly complex and technically demanding procedures.
The hybrid operating rooms are fitted with an advanced x-ray imaging system. Borgess is one of the first hospitals in the United States to use the
FlexMove system by Philips Electronics.
The two 1,000-square-foot endovascular surgical suites and control station required that existing space be redesigned and new equipment installed at a cost of $4 million. A committee of Borgess vascular surgeons, nurses and administrators worked together to develop the new hybrid operating rooms, and involved review of a number of options and visits to Cleveland Clinic and other vascular centers of excellence.
They chose a system in which the imaging device moves on ceiling rails. It doesn’t touch the floor and can be moved to the side when not needed.
“This flexibility creates more space and allows easier, better cleaning. These are advantages that professionals who work in operating rooms truly understand,” says Carol Dean, RN, Vascular Specialty Charge Nurse.
Writer: Kathy Jennings, Second Wave Media
Source: Debra Thompson, Administrative Director, Borgess Surgical Services
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