The use of hybrid operating rooms in neurosurgery, advantages, disadvantages, and future perspectives: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hybrid operating rooms (hybrid-ORs) combine the functionalities of a conventional surgical theater with the advanced imaging technologies of a radiological suite. Hybrid-ORs are usually equipped with CBCT devices providing both 2D and 3D imaging capability that can be used for both interventional radiology and image guided surgical applications. Across all fields of surgery, the use of hybrid-ORs is gaining in traction, and neurosurgery is no exception. We hence aimed to comprehensively review the use of hybrid-ORs, the associated advantages, and disadvantages specific to the field of neurosurgery.

Materials and methods

Electronic databases were searched for all studies on hybrid-ORs from inception to May 2022. Findings of matching studies were pooled to strengthe

SUBMITTER: Gharios M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10477240 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature