title: [The hybrid operating room: a cross between a catheterisation room and an operating room].
abstract: A hybrid operating room is a space that meets all the stringent requirements of an operating room harbouring the facilities of an interventional radiology or cardiology room. This technical innovation facilitates complex endovascular and hybrid operations in a sterile environment. The high-end imaging technique with the ability to perform three-dimensional reconstructions will lead to improved quality of endovascular operations. Moreover, this technique enables physicians to explore and extend the boundaries not only of cardiovascular but also of navigated minimally invasive surgical techniques.
authors.affiliation: Maasstadziekenhuis, afd. Heelkunde, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Pleun E A
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Hermsen
authors.forename: C H Kees
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: van der Vlies
authors.forename: George P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Akkersdijk
authors.forename: Bram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fioole
mesh_terms: D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation