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The Journal of One Day Surgery | 93 92 | The Journal of One Day Surgery | VOL 18 | No 4 Arthroscopic Beach Chair operating table Arthroscopic Bea operati • Practico Beach Chair operating table is sold as a complete package - nothing else to buy. The package includes the unique shoulder surgery head rest; general surgery head rest, patient support belt system and multi-position arm board • Nothing to be mounted on the table - Practico is a complete operating table • Practico virtually eliminates manual handling and saves valuable time as patients are positioned for surgery in the beach chair position at the touch of a button • Patients can be transfered directly from the anaesthetic Room to Operating Theatre on the table - saves time and reduces risk of back injury • Unique head rest and large removable sections in the backrest offers optimum surgical access for laprascopic and open shoulder surgery and easy c-arm access • Multi-position arm board and support belt system ensures correct alignement and safe positioning during surgery Europa Medical Services Ltd Golds House, Catts Hill Crowborough, East Sussex. TN6 3NH Tel 0845 658 4328 Fax 0845 658 4329 The Merivaara Practico operating table is designed to meet the everyday demands of the Operating Theatre & Day Surgery Unit. The wide range of accessories makes it easy to adapt the table for a wide range of specialist procedures. The Practico Beach Chair has been specifically designed for shoulder surgery but can also be used as a general purpose operating table We have been using the Practico in both day surgery and inpatient operating theatres for more than two years. The Practico with ‘Beach Chair’ electrically operated backrest is specifically designed for shoulder surgery, although it can also be used as a general-purpose table/trolley. The features we would like to highlight are listed below: • It is lightweight and therefore easy to move around the theatre complex. The patient can be placed in the correct operating position from the outset with the Practico used in the anaesthetic room, as an operating table and then as a recovery trolley. This virtually eliminates manual handling and also saves valuable time. • It is electrically operated for the main part, further reducing physical workload for staff. • It has a multiposition headrest (Figure 1), adjustable in all plains, and removable shoulder supports. We have found that these features allow patients to be comfortably positioned for shoulder surgery, whether awake or asleep, and keep the patient appropriately positioned throughout. • There is excellent access for both the surgeon and image intensifier to the shoulders, including posteriorly. • We carry out most of our arthroscopic shoulder surgery under interscalene block and sedation. The Practico, in a ‘beach chair’ position, is very comfortable for awake patients (Figure 2) and avoids pressure on the other shoulder, which can be a problem in the lateral position as many patients have bilateral shoulder pain. • To improve comfort further for awake patients, we have constructed a ‘drape bar’, which clamps to the side of the Practico and holds the sterile drapes away from the patient’s face. • The Practico’s removable foot section, unlike some patient trolleys, has side rails. We have found these useful for attaching the knee support and foot distractor for ankle arthroscopy. Overall, we have been extremely pleased with the performance of the Practico. We are very happy to recommend it as an easy to use and practical table for arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery. Tried and tested ANIL CHAKRABARTI, NICHOLAS DENNY & STEPHEN LAMBERT Merivaara Practico Operating Table with ‘Beach Chair’ Backrest Authors’ Addresses ANIL CHAKRABARTI, NICHOLAS DENNY & STEPHEN LAMBERT The Arthur Levin Day Surgery Centre, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn, Norfolk Figures reproduced with the patient’s consent. Figure 1 Figure 2
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The Journal of One Day Surgery | 9392 | The Journal of One Day Surgery | VOL 18 | No 4
Arthroscopic Beach Chairoperating table
Arthroscopic Beaoperati
• Practico Beach Chair operating table is sold as a complete package - nothing else to buy. The package includes the unique shoulder surgery head rest; general surgery head rest, patient support belt system and multi-position arm board
• Nothing to be mounted on the table - Practico is a complete operating table
• Practico virtually eliminates manual handling and saves valuable time as patients are positioned for surgery in the beach chair position at the touch of a button
• Patients can be transfered directly from the anaesthetic Room to Operating Theatre on the table - saves time and reduces risk of back injury
• Unique head rest and large removable sections in the backrest offers optimum surgical access for laprascopic and open shoulder surgery and easy c-arm access
• Multi-position arm board and support belt system ensures correct alignement and safe positioning during surgery
Europa Medical Services LtdGolds House, Catts HillCrowborough, East Sussex.TN6 3NHTel 0845 658 4328Fax 0845 658 4329
The Merivaara Practico operating table is designed to meet the everyday demands of the Operating Theatre & Day Surgery Unit. The wide range of accessories makes it easy to adapt the table for a wide range of specialist procedures.
The Practico Beach Chair has been specifi cally designed for shoulder surgery but can also be used as a general purpose operating table
We have been using the Practico in both daysurgery and inpatient operating theatres for morethan two years. The Practico with ‘Beach Chair’electrically operated backrest is specificallydesigned for shoulder surgery, although it can alsobe used as a general-purpose table/trolley. Thefeatures we would like to highlight are listedbelow:
• It is lightweight and therefore easy to movearound the theatre complex. The patient can beplaced in the correct operating position from theoutset with the Practico used in the anaestheticroom, as an operating table and then as arecovery trolley. This virtually eliminatesmanual handling and also saves valuable time.
• It is electrically operated for the main part,further reducing physical workload for staff.
• It has a multiposition headrest (Figure 1),adjustable in all plains, and removable shouldersupports. We have found that these featuresallow patients to be comfortably positioned forshoulder surgery, whether awake or asleep, andkeep the patient appropriately positionedthroughout.
• There is excellent access for both the surgeonand image intensifier to the shoulders, includingposteriorly.
• We carry out most of our arthroscopic shouldersurgery under interscalene block and sedation.The Practico, in a ‘beach chair’ position, is verycomfortable for awake patients (Figure 2) andavoids pressure on the other shoulder, whichcan be a problem in the lateral position as manypatients have bilateral shoulder pain.
• To improve comfort further for awake patients,we have constructed a ‘drape bar’, which clampsto the side of the Practico and holds the steriledrapes away from the patient’s face.
• The Practico’s removable foot section, unlikesome patient trolleys, has side rails. We havefound these useful for attaching the kneesupport and foot distractor for anklearthroscopy.
Overall, we have been extremely pleased with theperformance of the Practico. We are very happy torecommend it as an easy to use and practical tablefor arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery.
Tried and tested
ANIL CHAKRABARTI, NICHOLAS DENNY & STEPHEN LAMBERT
Merivaara PracticoOperating Table with‘Beach Chair’ Backrest
Authors’ AddressesANIL CHAKRABARTI, NICHOLAS DENNY & STEPHEN LAMBERTThe Arthur Levin Day Surgery Centre, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital,Kings Lynn, NorfolkFigures reproduced with the patient’s consent.
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