Vol. XIII, No. 7Archive > July, 2012

How Wireless Can We Go?

5 wireless technologies that will impact your ORs.

Stuart Katz, FACHE, CASC

5 Wireless technologiesThe march toward wire-free ORs continues, as wireless technologies let us monitor patients, exchange patient data in real time and perform more precise surgery while ridding our rooms of obtrusive (and dangerous) cords and cables. Here's how 5 wireless technologies will shape the way our ORs operate in the days to come.

 
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