Private hospital Costa Rica, clinics, specialist doctors, medical services, surgeries by Clinica Biblica Costa Rica

Surgery

Surgery is responsible for surgical and post-surgical patient attention, with the respective coordination of the various services. It has some of the best professionals in the field as well as impressive physical facilities (6 rooms in the Strachan Building and 6 in the Cabezas López Building, plus an integrated operating theater for specialized surgical procedures) for offering first-rate services.

Services: Outpatient surgery, minor surgery, major surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and specialized surgery (integrated operating theater).
Equipment: Anesthesia, surgical instruments for all surgeries, EndoALPHA suite for laparoscopic surgery.

Integrated Operating Room

Taking into consideration our goal of continually improving the quality of service for our patients and surgeons, the Hospital Clínica Bíblica has acquired its innovative Integrated Operating Room, unique in Central America.

This operating room allows for the practice of minimally invasive surgical techniques, offering surgeons all the latest in technology and comfort – with beneficial results for the patient’s well-being.

Laparoscopic procedures are a new concept in modern surgery which have revolutionized the very foundations of countries’ health structures. This medical advance is closely linked to current technological innovations. In addition, the procedure benefits the way our patients’ medical information is transmitted, since images from diagnostic and therapeutic techniques are integrated with the data from the patient’s record to achieve the greatest possible effectiveness.

The Integrated Operating Room is an ambitious project that allows for incorporating new technologies, giving surgeons greater security and functionality and allowing us to improve procedural quality and productivity. The auxiliary staff also obtains an advantage since they need less time to prepare the operating room and have better control over it.

EndoALPHA is an integrated solution ensuring adequate operating room efficiency. It adapts to any kind of surgery, improving the performance of specialists. The EndoALPHA system was created by Olympus engineers and medical professionals working jointly to contribute effective solutions for the fields of endoscopy, applied ultrasound and electrical energy in therapeutic procedures, image management, data exchange, robotics, and other areas.

To integrate the surgical and peripheral equipment there are control centers that provide absolute versatility, stability, management capacity and control. The independent systems, though inter-communicated, guarantee access to any equipment from sterile and non-sterile areas. In addition, they can be integrated in a network that gives the operating room the ability to exchange information with different departments and import and export data and images using HL7 and DICOM communication standards.

Integrated Operating Room

Features that make this equipment unique in its field

CONTROL
The control of the medical equipment from the sterile site guarantees the surgeon greater autonomy and increases the patient’s security. Peripheral equipment is controlled independently from a touch panel, though it is communicated and coordinated with the medical control center, allowing surgeons and auxiliary staff to work simultaneously as a team, improving the operating room’s efficiency.

ERGONOMICS
The ergonomic design of the operating room allows for different approaches for minimally invasive surgery with complete efficiency. Space versatility is also assured for open surgery.

INTEGRATION
Medical data and the fact that images and data are integrated in the hospital’s HIS (Hospital Information System) provide speedy access to all the patient’s necessary information.

SECURITY
The system detects, transmits and provides solutions to malfunctions in the medical equipment. A “black box” records the functioning history.

COMMUNICATION
Advanced communication and external camera robotic systems are used that allow for relevant data flow as well as for transmitting to the rest of the hospital and even outside the hospital.

All the information, communication and control equipment are lodged in a cabinet located outside the operating room, allowing space to be saved within. Communication to outside the operating room for educational purposes or consultation is done through a robotized videoconferencing system controlled from the touch screen.

MANAGEMENT
The Integrated Operating Room has unique management tools such as instrument control and online access, exponentially increasing the system’s capacity.

SURGICAL ENVIRONMENT
Aspects such as lighting or music can be adjusted to each situation, allowing for the creation of a comfortable surgical environment favoring concentration and a positive state of mind among the team of professionals.

The following equipment is controlled in this environment: