Video intercom: O.R. consultation and frozen section with screen display of gross and microscopic findings.
Seldom does the pathologist at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, enter the operating room to consult with the operating surgeon. Instead, consultation takes place via an audio-intercommunication system supplemented by video. In this article, the authors explain how and when the system is used, the equipment needed, and the benefits to be derived by pathology residents.
D004501:Education, Medical; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009515:New Jersey; D009873:Operating Rooms; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*