This article is from page 15 of the 2013-06-25 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 15 JPG
ONE OF the most advanced operating theatres in Western Europe is now open in the Mid West Region.
The state of the art high tech minimally invasive colorectal theatre at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick was provided by the Mid-Western Hospitals Development Trust at a cost of over half a million euro.
This fully Integrated Stryker i Suite Theatre is the first voice activated integrated operating theatre of its type in Ireland using Stryker’s dedicated technology and expertise.
Ann Doherty, chief executive of the Mid Western Regional Hospitals Group, said, “This is an exciting time for acute hospital services in the region. Without the work of the Development
“Trust acute hospital services would be lagging far behind international standards but now we are moving into a new era where our hospitals will stand comparison with the best.”
The new Stryker i Suite Theatre will be operated by Eoghan Condon, Professor Calvin Coffey, David Waldron, and Subhasis Giri and their surgical teams.
Mr. Condon and Prof. Coffey recently joined Mr Waldron from Cleveland Clinic Ohio USA, where they trained in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery allows colon cancer to be removed using very small “keyhole” type incisions.
It results in significantly less trauma for the patients and consequently patients with other major conditions who in the past may have been turned down for surgery can now receive curative treatment.
This technique also has the advantage of allowing patients to recover more quickly allowing them to commence their adjuvant treatment earlier and avoid entering the Intensive Care after their operation.