Other factors include the proportion of outpatient surgery performed in the suite, and the type of patient care spaces provided, as well as the efficiency of the surgical suite layout.ĬONVERGENCE OF SURGICAL, INTERVENTIONAL, AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES Aside from the economies of scale achieved with larger surgical suites, the biggest single factor contributing to the overall footprint of the surgery suite is the size and specialization of the individual operating rooms (ORs).
Minimally-invasive, image-guided, robotic, and telesurgery ― along with intraoperative imaging techniques ― continue to replace traditional surgical procedures. This has been replaced with a focus on lowering both the costs and risks of surgery with the ongoing migration from invasive to less-invasive surgery or noninvasive procedures. For a long time, the focus has been on shifting surgery to a lower-cost outpatient setting. The hospital surgery suite has undergone revolutionary change over the past several decades.
