4 TexasHealthMansfield.org Hybrid OR opens in Mansfield Part operating room, part image-guided procedural suite Texas Health Hospital Mansfield now has a cutting-edge hybrid operating room (OR) to provide expanded access to advanced care in our community. “We’re super excited,” says Andrea Whitted, Cardiac Cath Lab Services Director. “We’ll be able to offer more of the procedures the community needs.” What’s a hybrid OR? A hybrid OR is a multifunctional procedure facility, Andrea explains. It has advanced imaging technology that specialists use to guide minimally invasive treatments. It’s also equipped to perform traditional open surgery in the same room. Texas Health Mansfield’s 1,500-square-foot unit opened this January. It features the latest imaging technology, including an advanced heart mapping system and a Siemens robotic 3D fluoroscopy system. The latter equipment can provide a 360-degree, real-time view of a patient’s anatomy. The technology also enhances patient safety because imaging can be performed with lower radiation doses and shorter procedure times. New cardiac electrophysiology capabilities With the new hybrid OR, Texas Health Mansfield is starting an electrophysiology program. This specialized area of cardiology focuses on diagnosing and treating abnormal heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation and tachycardia. One such treatment they’ll now be able to offer is catheter ablation. That’s when electrophysiologists use radiofrequency energy to treat areas of abnormal heart tissue that cause arrhythmias. “We try to treat some arrhythmias with medications or a procedure called a cardioversion,” Andrea says. “But for some patients, it takes performing an ablation to get their heart back in normal rhythm.” Ensuring greater access to vascular procedures The new space also frees up Texas Health Mansfield’s cardiac catheterization lab to focus more on emergency and diagnostic cardiac procedures. As a result, the new hybrid OR will boost capacity to provide minimally invasive vascular treatments, when and where our community needs them. That includes treatments to restore blood flow to the legs and feet for patients with peripheral artery disease, as well as procedures to prevent strokes and repair abdominal aortic aneurysms. Furthermore, the hybrid OR paves the way for Texas Health Mansfield to offer more advanced, complex procedures in the future. “The future is bright,” Andrea says. Discover advanced surgical care Visit TexasHealthMansfield.org/Surgery to get to know our expert surgeons and procedures.
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