MST Accelerates Adoption of Robot-Assisted Spinal Surgery by Neurosurgical Teams
robot-assisted spinal procedures performed
photos from the OR added to protocols
adoption by neurosurgical team members
Background
Medisch Centrum Twente (MST) is a large teaching hospital in the east of the Netherlands with 1070 beds and 12 ORs. MST has offered robot-assisted spinal treatments since 2023, with the purchase of the Globus ExcelsiusGPSTM platform (Globus Medical, Audubon, PA). With Assist already established in their daily OR processes, using the platform to roll out the new robotic system was the natural solution for the neurosurgical team.
Change
To support the introduction of the Globus system to their ORs, team leads used Assist to record their new surgeon-specific and OR-specific workflows for robot-assisted lumbar spinal fusion. In addition to surgeon preferences and materials lists, this involved detailed instructions on how to assemble and use the robot specific to their own unit, supported by numerous photos taken from their ORs.
Once created, the protocol was rapidly shared with all team members working with the new platform. It is now actively used by 100% of the robotic neurosurgical team, with stable usage patterns over the last 8 months. It also forms part of their OR orientation for new team members.
Impact
Using Assist to organize and communicate this complex new workflow—explicitly framed in the context of their own teams and ORs—MST successfully accelerated their adoption of robot-assisted spinal fusion, maximizing the provision of care and ROI they can gain from the new platform.
With the ability to quickly capture and share new and evolving workflows, Assist presents a high-impact solution for hospitals to manage change and add value to their care provision. The ability to accelerate the adoption of robotic platforms into routine practice offers teams a significant advantage, enabling institutes to offer competitive cutting-edge care to their patients—now and in many years to come.
Marjolein Graff-Eaglen, OR Nurse, Medisch Centrum Twente, Netherlands
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