The integrated operating room system - a pathway to the or 2000 and beyond.

The need to create a new kind of operating room (OR) is obvious from the situation today. Although a number of innovative and even futuristic OR concepts have been proposed, the challenge to implement the OR of the future has never been met. In the Integrated OR System project we came to the conclusion that we have to proceed to new values and new approaches to make the OR of the next millennium happen. By following those new roads we will not only overcome the deficiencies of the OR today but also create a platform that allows easy inclusion of upcoming technology.