[Digital OR].

Unfallchirurg

Klinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.

Published: November 2020

Background: Numerous processes are involved in the orthopedic and trauma surgery operating room (OR). Technical progress, particularly in the area of digitalization, is increasingly changing routine surgical procedures.

Objective: This article highlights the possibilities and also limitations regarding this matter.

Material And Methods: Based on the current literature this article provides insights into innovations in the areas of digitalization of surgical devices, hybrid OR, machine-2-machine networking, management systems for perioperative efficiency improvement, 3D printing technology and robotics.

Results: The technical possibilities for the use of digital applications in the surgical environment are rapidly increasing. Close cooperation with industrial partners is important in this context. Technologies from the automotive, gaming and mobile phone industries are being adopted.

Conclusion: Digital technology in the OR can improve treatment quality, patient and staff safety and cost efficiency; however, the networking of devices, implementation of innovations in existing structures and the sometimes high acquisition costs are still limiting factors.

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