title: Preoperative custom carbon fiber operating table for endourologic surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Numerous options for operating tables exist for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), but none of the tables suited our specific needs. Therefore a new custom PCNL table was developed.
  
  
  METHODS
  An existing carbon fiber table design was extensively modified to make it suitable for both PCNL and endoscopic urologic procedures. The goals of the design were to create a large imaging window and eliminate any metallic side rail interference during PCNL procedures with the patient in a split-leg prone position. A secondary objective was that the table be suitable for endourologic procedures in the lithotomy position.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A custom carbon fiber operating table was successfully developed and implemented in the clinical care of our patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The modified custom carbon fiber operating table was successfully developed and now used as the primary table for our endourologic procedures. Future refinements to further optimize the table design are underway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Ohio State University Medical Center , Columbus, Ohio, USA. bodo.knudsen@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Bodo E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Knudsen
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D004867:Equipment Design; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D009873:Operating Rooms; D011300:Preoperative Care
chemical_list: D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D002244:Carbon