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Technology in the Operating Suite
Mark A. Talamini, MD;
Eric J. Hanly, MD
JAMA. 2005;293:863-866.
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The advantages of the technology revolution can be seen and felt in virtually every arena of modern life. Computer microchips now organize the vital events occurring within the basic mechanisms of automobiles, children match their fingers’ reflexes, dance steps, and wits against virtual entities on video screens, and interactions with business colleagues, friends, and family occur electronically at any distance almost instantly. Until recently, the surgical teams in most operating rooms were using tools and techniques little different from those used decades ago. However, that is changing rapidly, and innovation is now invading the operating suite.1
The laparoscopic revolution that swept over general surgery in the 1990s was born of innovative technology and paved the way for further infiltration of technology into the operating room. The key transformation was the necessary disconnection between the surgeon and the tissue. In laparoscopic surgery, the . . . [Full Text of this Article] Clinical Data
Author Affiliations: Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
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