AORN Journal
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 958-969, December 2007

Emerging Technologies in the OR and Their Effect on Perioperative Professionals

  • Kathleen Catalano, RN, JD

      Affiliations

    • Kathleen Catalano, RN, JD, is the director of healthcare transformation support at Perot Systems Corp, Plano, TX.
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  • Kevin Fickenscher, MD, CPE, FACPE, FAAFP

      Affiliations

    • Kevin Fickenscher, MD, CPE, FACPE, FAAFP, is the executive vice president and chief medical officer at Perot Systems Corp, Plano, TX.

ABSTRACT 

NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES can help increase the quality of health care, but implementing these technologies in a perioperative setting can create many challenges. Practitioners need to be aware of premises underlying future trends in health care and the kinds of technological changes that they can expect.

ROBOTS, DIGITAL DISPLAYS, patient tracking systems, artificial organs, and magnetic sensors are some of the emerging technologies that are changing the perioperative landscape.

PRACTITIONERS MUST BE PREPARED to implement strategies that address the practical aspects of integrating these new technologies into the perioperative area. AORN J 86 (December 2007) 958–969. © AORN, Inc, 2007.

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 Editor's note: CVS/pharmacy is a registered trademark of CVS Caremark Corp, Woonsocket, RI. Wal-Mart is a registered trademark of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, Bentonville, AK. Da Vinci is a registered trademark of Intuitive Surgical, Inc, Sunnyvale, CA.

PII: S0001-2092(07)00445-0

doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2007.07.007

AORN Journal
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 958-969, December 2007

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