“By 2022, 35% to 45% of ORs across the world will become integrated ORs. After 2030, with the availability of multiple home care devices, ORs will shift toward a hub-and-spoke model, with the OR being the hub. Approximately $30 billion worth of integration opportunities are likely to become available to healthcare and non-healthcare companies by this period when ORs make the transition from regular rooms to an integrated environment.” said Bejoy Daniel, Senior Industry Analyst, Transformational Health.
In a healthcare facility, an integrated operating room is a room with a sterile environment for performing surgeries. The operating room is the most critical area in the hospital. The integrated operating room, which is well equipped with technically advanced equipment, facilitates effective management of surgeries, and ensures better patient care and allow the hospital facilities to easily introduce new devices, like endoscopes or imaging equipment.
The World Health Organizations (WHO) organized the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Campaign and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) organized 5 Million Lives Campaign to highlight patient safety issues in the operating room.
caresyntax, a pioneer in surgical automation, performance analytics, and AI, announces the installation of its latest technology (4K/3D) in all of the 16 digital operating rooms in Calvary Adelaide, the largest private hospital in South Australia. The installation equips the operating rooms with caresyntax’s digital OR integration platform, PRIME365, and data warehousing software.
How Could Global Integrated Room Market Addresses The COVID-19 Concerns?
There is a shared concern in the WHO European Region about the capacity of health systems to respond to COVID-19 in countries experiencing large numbers of cases. The data from China suggest that 15–20% of COVID-19 cases require hospitalization, with around 15% of cases presenting with severe symptoms and 5% requiring intensive care. In Italy and Spain, 40–55% of COVID-19 positive cases have been hospitalized, with 7–12% requiring admission to intensive care units. Estimates from China also suggest that patients in intensive care units (ICUs) require approximately 13 days of respiratory support, while data from Italy show that 10–25% of patients will require ventilation, and some patients will need ventilation for several weeks.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has been designated a public health emergency of international concern. To prepare for a pandemic, hospitals need a strategy to manage their space, staff, and supplies so that optimum care is provided to patients. In addition, infection prevention measures need to be implemented to reduce in-hospital transmission. In the operating room, these preparations can be done and they involve multiple stakeholders and can present a significant challenge.
How an Integrated Operating Room can help in the treatment of COVID-19?
An OR with a negative pressure environment is ideal to reduce the dissemination of the virus beyond the OR. A standard OR is usually designed to be at positive pressure relative to surrounding air. A small OR complex comprising three separate ORs was designated for surgery in patients suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19. This was separate from the main OR complex and reduced the risk of contaminating other ORs and other patients. Elective surgeries on non-COVID-19 patients were relocated to the main OR complex. Each OR had its own ventilation system with an integrated high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter. Traffic and flow of contaminated air were minimized by locking all doors to the OR during surgery, with only one possible route for entry/exit via the scrub room.
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