A concept for consistent and prioritized presentation of surgical information

Abstract

With each newly developed surgical assistance functionality, more information is available but also required in the operating room (OR). To prevent an information overload and support the surgical workflow, we propose a concept for a prioritized and consistent presentation of surgical information. We identify necessary tasks and requirements to present the right information, to the right time, at the right place and in the right form. For this, rule-based methods to prioritize information in respect to its relevance to the current OR situation and to orchestrate information consistently on a set of OR monitors are designed. Subsequently advantages and disadvantages of the proposed approach are discussed and next required steps for an implementation elucidated.