“Brainlab O.R. integration allows fast access to patient data and automatic pre-load of patient data and images each day in the O.R. We were able to very easily integrate Brainlab software into our own server infrastructure, allowing us to autonomously monitor and maintain our 32 new operating rooms.”
About Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital – Großhadern Campus
Two campuses in Munich: Downtown and Grosshadern (opened in 1974)
New O.R. Center opened in 2014 at Grosshadern
Nearly 10,000 hospital staff
2,060 beds
Over 40,000 surgeries per year
95,000 in-patients, 440,000 out-patients annually
More than 6,000 medical students
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital is the second largest university hospital in Germany. The newly-constructed O.R. Center at Grosshadern was opened in 2014 and is among the largest and most modern in Europe with 32 in-patient and four out-patient O.R.s, a centralized sterilization unit, 70 intensive care beds and an interdisciplinary emergency unit. In addition to providing optimal patient treatment, the hospital also plays an important role as a leading teaching and research institution.
Challenges
Only one PC was present in the O.R. for both documentation and access to patient images for viewing and editing
O.R. was an isolated area with no live O.R. streaming available for teaching purposes
Patient images were available to the surgeon only as print-outs and not editable in the O.R.
Photo and video documentation was only possible through individual devices (endoscope, microscope), with resulting data only exportable via USB and not directly to the HIS system
Goals
Build a centralized O.R. center with standardized equipment that is easy to use and maintain for all users
Enable fast access to patient data and images independently from regular O.R. documentation system
Automatically archive generated patient data (videos and screenshots) in central hospital archive
Enable video streaming outside of the O.R. for teaching purposes
O.R. Configuration
32 Buzz systems
5 Curve Navigation systems
3 Origin Server Software as central data node between O.R. and hospital archives
Elements DICOM Viewer for intraoperative viewing and planning
Documentation software
3rd party integrated conferencing software
Elements Image Fusion, SmartBrush
Fibertracking
Highlights
Flexible server integration through 3 Brainlab Origin Server software installed on virtual machines, monitored directly by hospital IT
Fast and easy access to patient data in the O.R. and automatic, time-saving availability of data in the morning
Straightforward surgical documentation, including direct export of images and videos to hospital archive
Procedures can be observed through the Buzz screen, ensuring that the sterile field stays untouched and allowing students and staff to optimally view live surgeries