Basingstoke, 21 August, 2018

Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland has chosen Sony’s NUCLeUS™ video-over-IP platform to enhance surgical imaging workflow in the hospital’s eighteen operating rooms.

All NUCLeUS™ systems are being installed over a phased two-year period by Netherlands-based integration specialist AVEX. The operating rooms are situated at the hospital’s two main sites in Gasthuis and Vlietland on the outskirts of Rotterdam.

NUCleUS™ allows OR staff to control the routing, recording and distribution of high-definition video from endoscopic cameras and other surgical imaging sources. Any source can be assigned instantly to any destination using the system’s intuitive touchscreen interface. Digital video, still images and other associated patient information are carried over the hospital’s IP network. Content can be viewed on displays in the OR and streamed to other operating rooms, doctors’ offices, consulting rooms and lecture theatres anywhere on campus.

NUCLeUS™ integrates seamlessly with Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland’s EPD and PACS patient information and communication platforms. The system also features a horizon correction app, ensuring that video captured with endoscopic cameras in the OR is always viewed ‘right way up’ as the surgeon works.

"The main reason we chose Sony NUCLeUS™ is its extensive functionality, which include telestration and the horizon correction app” comments Lauren Pollinger, Project Manager at Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland. “In addition, the image routing system assists in improving OR staff’s workflow. For example, they can add videos and photos to the Electronic Patient File (EPD) – while also offering full access to the footage in the event of any complications, up to three months after recording."

“We are delighted that Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland has chosen AVEX as its system integrator,” adds Peter Spaans, Healthcare Account Manager at AVEX. “A high-quality audiovisual solution like Sony NUCLeUS™ certainly has an impact on the quality of care. This solution will contribute to the digitisation of the healthcare landscape and ultimately to improved and more advanced healthcare."