ABSTRACT
A hybrid operating room(Hybrid OR), where operative equipment and flat panel angiography are both available, is becoming common for complex cerebrovascular surgery. However, the current Hybrid OR remains suboptimal as it is not cost-effective and contains uncomfortable operating beds, and a single-plane flat panel. Therefore, we introduced a novel Hybrid OR system, which has a biplane flat panel detector and three mutually exchangeable tailor-made operating beds. In this article, we report our preliminary experience of this novel Hybrid OR, focusing on improved cost-effectiveness by the availability of diagnostic angiography and standard endovascular surgery, optimal selection of three different types of operating beds, and procedural workflow in individual hybrid cerebrovascular surgery.
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Operating Tables , Angiography , Humans , Neurosurgical Procedures , Operating Rooms , Stereotaxic TechniquesABSTRACT
Unruptured posterior communicating artery aneurysms with oculomotor nerve palsy are at high risk of rupture, and early intervention is recommended to prevent aneurysm bleeding and to improve oculomotor function. Both surgical clipping and endovascular coiling are available, and either of them is applied according to the anatomical condition and patient's comorbidity. In this article, we describe a case of an unruptured posterior communicating artery aneurysm with oculomotor nerve palsy, which was initially treated with surgical clipping. Owing to ventricular tachycardia during surgery, the craniotomy was discontinued and switched to endovascular coiling. In this operation, use of a hybrid operating room for coiling enabled adequate heparinization and immediate recraniotomy to prevent ischemic and hemorrhagic complications, respectively.
