Journal: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia
Article Title: Applications for a hybrid operating room in thoracic surgery: from multidisciplinary procedures to --image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
PMID/MRN: 27812640
Publication Date: 2016-11-15
Abstract:
The concept of a hybrid operating room represents the union of a high-complexity surgical apparatus with state-of-the-art radiological tools (ultrasound, CT, fluoroscopy, or magnetic resonance imaging), in order to perform highly effective, minimally invasive procedures. Although the use of a hybrid operating room is well established in specialties such as neurosurgery and cardiovascular surgery, it has rarely been explored in thoracic surgery. Our objective was to discuss the possible applications of this technology in thoracic surgery, through the reporting of three cases. RESUMO O conceito de sala hbrida traduz a unio de um aparato cirrgico de alta complexidade com recursos radiolgicos de ltima gerao (ultrassom, TC, radioscopia e/ou ressonncia magntica), visando a realizao de procedimentos minimamente invasivos e altamente eficazes. Apesar de bem estabelecido em outras especialidades, como neurocirurgia e cirurgia cardiovascular, o uso da sala hibrida ainda pouco explorado na cirurgia torcica. Nosso objetivo foi discutir as aplicaes e as possibilidades abertas por essa tecnologia na cirurgia torcica atravs do relato de trs casos.