Ask The Doctors
Hybrid Operating Rooms
SUBMITTED BY NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL
DR. KANG
Dr. Edward Kang completed his fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Minnesota in 2012 and is board-certified in vascular surgery. He has been recognized as a top doctor, is published in a variety of surgery journals and has participated in vascular surgery research activities.
if the patient needs to have an 1. What open surgery?
If surgeons determine that other procedures, including traditional open surgery, are needed for a patient, the open surgery can be done safely and immediately in the same room.
type of procedures are 1. What performed in a hybrid OR?
Hybrid ORs support complex open and minimally invasive surgeries, exemplified by procedures such as Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR).
does EVAR involve? 1. What EVAR involves inserting a graft within an aneurysm through small groin artery incisions using X-rays to guide the graft into place. The technology provides surgeons with exceptional image resolution in real time, which means EVAR can be completed with more accuracy, speed and confidence than before.
are the benefits of EVAR in 1. What a hybrid OR?
Benefits include no abdominal surgery and a decreased hospital stay due to a far shorter recovery period. Where traditional surgery would take three to six months to heal, EVAR results in a time of two weeks to several months for recovery.
DR. WILSON Dr. Cheney Fenn Wilson, a board-certified specialist in vascular surgery, prides herself in communicating clearly with her patients and working together to develop treatment plans. She specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and management of arterial and venous disease disorders.
is a hybrid operating room (OR)? 1. What Hybrid ORs are complex working environments
that combine a traditional operating room with an imageguided interventional suite, allowing for advanced surgical procedures. This room offers complex imaging equipment where surgeons can have real-time access and visibility of peripheral arteries within the body, while they are working to repair or bypass blockages.
are the benefits of a hybrid OR? 1. What A hospital that utilizes a hybrid OR avoids duplicated
equipment, resources, space, supplies and staff allocations. This means staff saves time since procedures can be booked as one procedure instead of two separate procedures. Additionally, a hybrid OR gives surgeons the ability to revise the traditional treatment plan and work in the same surgical suite on procedures requiring multiple interventions or modalities.
sets apart a hybrid OR from a 1. What traditional OR?
Hybrid ORs are about twice as large as traditional ORs, have the usual surgical equipment, plus very sophisticated imaging technology that normally isn’t located in an OR.
does a hybrid OR improve patient care? 1. How Vascular surgeons can perform both open and minimally invasive procedures in the same visit. This prevents patients from needing to come back to the hospital for multiple visits and reduces the risk because they need anesthesia only once.
does a hybrid OR impact patient 1. How recovery time?
Studies have shown patients undergoing surgery in a hybrid OR have fewer complications, a shorter recovery time and do not stay in the hospital for as long, because they need to recuperate from only one procedure. 30
TOWNELAKER | June 2022
