Operating room of the future - now open at Hoag
Cardiac
surgery has taken a quantum leap forward with the introduction of the Hybrid Operating Room (Hybrid OR). A new
concept in delivering advanced patient care, a Hybrid OR combines the best
elements of the operating room with state-of-the-art imaging technology
necessary for interventional heart and vascular procedures.
The
Bob & Marjie
Bennett Hybrid Cardiovascular OR (CVOR) at Hoag Hospital Newport
Beach is the first operating room of its kind in Orange County. Hoag’s Hybrid
CVOR will enable advanced diagnostic imaging and surgical procedures to be
performed simultaneously in the same room. This will result in safer treatment,
shorter hospital stays, faster recoveries and improved outcomes.
The
CVOR is unique in its design as well as the equipment and advanced navigational
technology in the room. At more than twice the size of a conventional standard
OR, the room can support a large team in combination with unique equipment. The
room offers technology that has been specially designed for Hoag, including a
Siemens Artis Zeego robotic imaging system with 3D and 4D reconstruction and
visualization software for real time navigation through the body, large digital
display screens for video, still imaging, video integration for
teleconferencing and 2-way video conferencing anywhere in the world.
Aiden Raney, M.D., F.A.C.C., medical director
of cardiovascular surgery at Hoag Heart & Vascular Institute and member of
the Hoag Heart & Vascular Institute
(HHVI) surgical team, is one of just a handful of hybrid cardiac surgeons in
the world trained as both a cardiovascular surgeon and an interventionalist who
can combine highly advanced, minimally invasive interventional procedures with
open surgical procedures.
“This
technology is and will shape the future of cardiac surgery just as how smart
phones and tablets are changing the way we communicate in an increasing
technological environment,” says Dr. Raney. “Combining first rate imaging
capabilities within an operating room gives us unprecedented flexibility in
real time to do what’s best for the patient. It’s also a tremendous opportunity
to adapt things we know today into the minimally invasive procedures of
tomorrow.”
The
room is capable of supporting Hoag’s specially trained surgical team to
provide:
•
Trans aortic valve replacement (through a vein, not open heart, meaning small
incisions)
•
Open heart surgery if necessary
•
Repair of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms without an open incision
(EVAR and TEVAR)
•
All endovascular procedures
•
Any trans-catheter technology for heart valve (mitral, pulmonary, tricuspid and
TAVR)
•
Hybrid treatment of atrial fibrillation (via vein, not open heart)
“We
are very excited about the potential of the Hybrid CVOR to revolutionize the
way we treat patients by integrating traditional cardiac surgery with
endovascular surgery techniques and technology,” continues Dr. Raney. “This
truly bridges the best of what we do today with the latest advances in our
quickly evolving field.”
Patients
benefit from the new room in that they can have any type of heart procedure
(less invasive catheter approach to the heart as well as open heart surgery)
without changing locations for imaging or different types of procedures –
easily accessible options and accuracy are key in cardiac cases and Hoag’s new
Hybrid CVOR provides both of these elements on a world-class level.
In
addition to Dr. Raney, there is a group of physicians that make up the TAVR
team:
•
Richard Haskell, M.D.
•
Jacques Kpodonu, M.D.
•
Subbi Myla, M.D.
•
Chaun Ren, M.D.
•
Joseph Riggio, M.D.
•
Pravin Shah, M.D.
For more information
To
learn more about The Bob & Marjie Bennett Hybrid CVOR at Hoag Hospital
Newport Beach click
here, or call 888/534-6978.