“When you build a new O.R., the most important things are that you make the decision with your team and that the systems you choose are flexible to adapt to your workflow. Brainlab Digital O.R. fulfilled this and amazingly fit our workflow like a surgical glove.”
About MST Enschede
Opened in 2016
3083 hospital staff
600 beds
14 O.R.s
In addition to basic care, Medisch Spectrum Twente (MST) offers great expertise in specific clinical facilities, like cardiac surgery and neurosurgery, as well as boasting a high-level intensive care unit. As one of the most modern facilities in The Netherlands, the hospital provides care to a large region for numerous specialties. The beating heart of the organization is the “hot floor”, where all 14 O.R.s and intensive care departments are concentrated. MST remains at the forefront of innovation and is a valuable reference site for other hospitals in Europe and the US.
Challenges
Working with many different software systems (O.R. scheduling and registration, sterilization unit, etc.) each with a different interface
Difficult video documentation within single systems that lacked cooperation
Inability to integrate patient data from HIS, PACS into the O.R.
Slow saving of generated patient data to hospital archives
Goals
Integrating system output from various software into one consolidated system
Ensuring information is clear and available to all O.R. team members
Intuitive, easy interaction with patient data in the O.R.
Incorporating additional image data, like screenshots and surgical video, into the patient report
Quick planning of surgeries, even minutes before the procedure
Speedy saving of generated patient data to hospital archives
O.R. Configuration
14 Buzz systems
Elements DICOM Viewer for intraoperative viewing and planning
1 Curve Navigation system
1 Kick EM Navigation system
Brainlab Server as central data node between O.R. and hospital archives
Documentation software
Audio/Video Conferencing and Streaming software
3rd party integrated software
Fibertracking and Stereotaxy
Highlights
The modular design of Brainlab Digital O.R. integration gives the flexibility to add new applications and systems in the future
Great acceptance and widespread utilization of Brainlab Buzz by all clinical specialties and O.R. team members due to the system’s ease of use
Fast availability of data in the O.R. due to prefetching of data during off-peak times
Direct archiving of clinically generated images and documentation in selected hospital archive