INTRODUCTION:
The typical use of a hybrid operating room (OR) involves a variety of equipment to facilitate each individual clinician’s ability to perform different procedures at different times, in the same space. The ideal state is one where different specialties share the same space so that patients benefit from an integrated procedural approach for diagnosis and treatment. This requires the collaboration of different care teams and proceduralists focused on developing an integrated care plan prior to the procedures.
Herein, we report an example in which the care plan was developed collaboratively for both diagnosis and potential treatment in a hybrid OR by two different clinical disciplines in one room during a single anesthetic event.