
Basics of
surgical lighting
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- Operating Room
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Ventilation performance
If all perioperative organ injuries were grouped, they would be the third leading cause of death in the USA. Prevention of organ injury, such as lung damage, could reduce the need for postoperative escalation of care.
Learn more about how lung protective ventilation can participate to reduce health-related complications and costs.
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Reducing visual fatigue in the OR
Reducing contrast between the surgical site and surrounding areas improve comfort and visual performance. The most effective surgical lighting will provide a gradual transition between the illuminated area and the operating room lighting to reduce eyestrain.
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Road map to Hybrid suite
Optimizing the planning process for designing and commissioning the single-discipline, multidisciplinary and multi-modality Hybrid OR.
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Why low-flow anesthesia?
Low-flow anesthesia offers pulmonary, economic and environmental benefits.
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Patient Positioning in the OR
Proper patient positioning is an important prerequisite for a successful surgical procedure. Optimum positioning not only ensures the best possible access to the surgical site, but prevents the long-term consequences of nerve damage or pressure ulcers.
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Heart lung interaction
Anesthesia-induced lung collapse is a well-known entity which can be avoided by a good ventilatory strategy.