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Hybrid operating room 
education and clinical workflows

For a personalized mix of training solutions that improve staff skills and learning experiences - we are your trusted partner

Vascular Surgery

For complex Hybrid OR environments, training on advanced clinical workflows and image guidance is crucial to enhance workforce productivity. 
With Hybrid Learning solutions we offer a personalized operating room training courses to improve staff competences and learning experiences along the entire equipment lifecycle.

Together with surgeons from different clinical disciplines, like vascular, thoracic, spine or neurosurgery, we aim to improve clinical workflows for minimally invasive procedures dedicated to individual needs. 
Our offerings include dedicated software solutions, which support surgeons to plan procedures precisely and confirm clinical outcome, while keeping dose at a low level. And with specific peer-to-peer trainings surgeons can optimize their own surgical workflow and save OR time. 

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~ 2,400 
onsite trainings per year

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> 19,000 
E-learning modules in > 10 languages

Multidisciplinary workflow improvements

Education

We offer dedicated, immersive hybrid operating room training programs

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Upskill your staff with lifelong learning strategies and digital education solutions

Our standardized training helps you reduce clinical variations, attract and retain your millennial workforce, and reduce time and costs for onboarding new workforce and equipment. 


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Our onsite training supports your onboarding process for new 
Hybrid OR systems

We deliver a customized training module that covers all safety aspects and the intended use of the system. This allows customization of exam protocols and assessment of image quality. Clinical procedures will be integrated to establish your clinical workflow, while providing practical experience and strengthening your confidence.

Tailored hands-on is offered in your clinical environment with practical examples, allowing optimized utilization of the latest application features.

We offer a comprehensive digital learning platform with dedicated content for the Hybrid OR environment

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PEPconnect and PEPconnections

Your fast connection to digitalized Hybrid OR education. Personalize your education experience with customizable learning plans.
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ExpertGuidance

Your active learning experience in a virtual Hybrid OR environment, which reduces onboarding time and improves performance and workflows at low cost.
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SmartSimulator

Your hands-on experience, which allows your staff to train and practice on a simulated version of a medical Hybrid OR device.

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Cinematic Anatomy

Your virtual learning experience in anatomy education for surgeons in Hybrid OR settings.

PEPconnect online training highlights

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Case Flows demonstration - User Experience Video

What are Case Flows and how can they minimize procedure steps to increase efficiency? Watch the tutorial with PD Dr. med. Martin Austermann, specialist for general and vascular surgery, Phlebology and endovascular Surgery at the St. Franziskus- Hospital in Münster.

Clinical workflows

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Stent deployment with fusion imaging

Low-dose protocols in endovascular procedures

Hybrid OR systems are equipped with procedural intelligence that helps standardize endovascular procedures.

Targeting ultra-low dose in vascular procedures through assisted preparation of the CT dataset, simplified image acquisition, guided stent deployment, and high-quality 2D/3D visualization with dose protocols for immediate assessment of results.

Stent deployment with fusion imaging
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Discover our clinical highlights2, 3

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Breaking even in one year – Reaping clinical and economic benefits with a new Hybrid OR in Mexico

One of the hospital groups at the forefront in Mexico is Hospitales Puerta de Hierro Andares, which has five facilities in western Mexico. When they installed a Hybrid OR with an ARTIS pheno in 2019, they didn’t expect the outcome they achieved within 12 months. Read the article to learn more and watch the video on how the hospital trained their OR staff.


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Customer voices

Listen to our customers2, 3

“As we do perform EVAR procedures not on a regular base, ExpertGuidance let us feel more confident. We can review the procedure steps on the iPad before a case and then support the physician much better.”
Nelie Bothma, Radiographer
Nelie Bothma, Radiographer

Mediclinic Cape Gate, Brackenfell, South Africa

How can ultra-low dose levels be achieved?

Prof. Maani Hakimi, MD, from Lucerne Cantonal Hospital in Switzerland, utilizes ultra-low dose protocols to minimize radiation exposure to both patients and the operating room team, without compromising on precision.

syngo EVAR Guidance assists throughout the entire workflow, from pre-operative planning to intra-operative guidance, allowing to focus entirely on precise stent deployment.

The registration can be performed with very low dose using just two images with different angulations.

During the procedure, dosimeters should be used by the OR team to monitor the radiation exposure and adjust the position accordingly.

OPTIQ algorithm enables constant CNR in support of ALARA dose.7

Hakimi Maani
Professor Maani Hakimi, MD

Do you want to learn more about achieving ultra-low dose for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair?

Lowest reported dose area product of 2.4 Gy∗cm2 for ultra-low-dose endovascular aortic aneurysm repair of a standard infrarenal aortic aneurysm

Alina Reeg, MD; Yvonne Braun, MD; Dirk Sunderbrink; Maani Hakimi, MD
Society of Vascular Surgery, 2024

“The combination of OPTIQ low dose protocol and the Lucerne EVAR Milestone Approach (LEMA), is leading us to ultra-low dose values. With the right technology, standardization, and education we were able to reach dose values, as low as 2.39 Gy*cm2 for standard EVAR.”
Professor Maani Hakimi, MD, 
Head of the Vascular Center
Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland
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Publications

Find a collection of scientific publications in vascular surgery, spine surgery, neurovascular surgery, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, spine surgery and ear nose throat surgery.

Let’s talk

Interested? Get in touch with our Hybrid OR expert today!

Andreas Fischer

Andreas Fischer

Vice President, Head of Global Marketing Advanced Therapies Surgery

The product/feature and/or service offerings mentioned herein are not commercially available in all countries and/or for all modalities. Their future availability cannot be guaranteed.
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Reto Bale et al., “Stereotactic radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma – A histopathological study in explanted livers,” Hepatology (2018): 1–11, https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.30406.
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The statements by Siemens Healthineers’ customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no “typical” hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT and/or automation adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.
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The customers are employed by an institution that receives financial support from Siemens Healthineers for collaborations.

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Chao et al. A comparison of efficacy and safety of preoperative versus intraoperative computed tomography-guided thoracoscopic lung resection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018; 156(5): 1974-1983.e1
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The usage of holmium is currently not approved by the FDA for radioembolization. 
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Source: Incidence and risk factors of intracranial aneurysm: A national cohort study in Korea Tackeun Kim Heeyoung Lee Soyeon Ahn O-Ki Kwon Jae Seung Bang Gyojun Hwang Jeong Eun Kim Hyun-Seung Kang Young-Je Son5 Won-Sang Cho4 Chang Wan Oh International Journal of StrokeVolume 11, Issue 8, October 2016, Pages 917-927 https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493016660096 
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Within the possible ARTIS exposure parameters and given hardware configuration as well as status of SID, collimation and grid