Our Operating Rooms and Safe Surgery
At NPİSTANBUL Hospital, we provide services in operating rooms equipped with modern medical capabilities across all departments to ensure the safety of both patients and staff. As part of our investments in state-of-the-art technology
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we have added two more operating rooms, bringing our total number to four.
We have a 1A (Ultra Clean) air-quality operating room, which we established in 2015. The 1A (Ultra Clean) air-quality operating room is the gold standard for neurosurgery, orthopedics, and organ transplantation surgeries.
We also
have two laminar flow operating rooms (one designated as 1B) and an intensive care unit with a capacity of 15 beds. The intensive care unit provides comprehensive care for patients requiring all levels of intensive care, up to Level 3.
At NPİSTANBUL Hospital, we are at your service for surgical procedures with our 1A Ultra Clean operating room equipment—approved by an independent accreditation body (TÜRKAK)—and our superior technological infrastructure. Our hospital has 4 operating rooms currently
in active use.
To protect our patients from infections during safe surgical procedures, we have designed the hygienic ventilation systems in our operating rooms to comply with national and international standards (SBKS, DIN 1946-4, ASHRAE 170 ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170, ISO 14644-4). We have successfully obtained certification after subjecting them to rigorous testing by independent, accredited conformity assessment bodies.
We evaluate and utilize the images collected from all imaging systems before and during surgery on our high-resolution, medical-grade monitors, which are part of our state-of-the-art smart operating room integration systems.
We also verify the success of the surgery using our multidimensional imaging devices in the operating room, thereby minimizing the need for a second surgery.
Anesthesia is a critical component of surgery.
In addition to enhancing surgical safety by reducing the use of waste gases and anesthetic agents, the systems we’ve implemented allow us to measure and manage the depth of anesthesia and pain at every stage of the procedure. For your safety
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we have selected and equipped our facility with state-of-the-art medical devices from globally recognized brands that have proven their reliability and hold FDA, CE, and ÜTS certifications.
The central air purification system, ventilation system, and state-of-the-art equipment in our operating rooms ensure optimal conditions for patient safety. Our facilities are equipped with microscopic, laparoscopic, endoscopic, and arthroscopic imaging systems from world-renowned, state-of-the-art brands that have proven their effectiveness in minimally invasive surgery
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With this equipment, he is able to perform surgeries safely with minimal incisions, thereby helping patients recover quickly.
Benefits of Our Operating Room Equipment for Physicians and Patients
Infection Prevention: In our high-risk areas, we have elevated sterilization safety to the highest level through hygienic ventilation systems compliant with the TS EN-ISO 14644 standard, controlled access zones, and surgical equipment tracking systems.
Surgical Success: During surgical procedures performed using computer-assisted navigation systems,
we clearly identify the 3-dimensional boundaries of the mass and its relationship to adjacent tissues. This ensures that the surgical incision required to access the mass is made at the most precise location, and during the procedure, we approach the targeted lesion with a high degree of accuracy (1 mm precision), thereby minimizing potential damage to healthy tissue. If a surgical procedure is to be performed for biopsy purposes, our navigation system performs the necessary calculations to guide us directly into the center of the mass, enabling us to reach it via the shortest path with minimal damage.
3D imaging during surgery: By verifying the success of the surgery using the 3D imaging devices we employ in the operating room, we minimize the need for a second surgery.
Brain stimulation therapies (Deep Brain Stimulation—DBS): For conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, gait disorders, and certain psychiatric disorders, we offer treatment options that enable patients to resume their normal lives through interventions targeting the disease-related regions of the brain.
Anesthesia Safety: One of the factors our patients are most concerned about is the safe administration of anesthesia. Our anesthesia machines in the NPİSTANBUL Hospital operating room, equipped with End-Tidal Control and ecoFLOW technologies, help safely optimize patient oxygenation and prevent either very low (hypoxic) or excessive anesthetic gas flow. In addition to enhancing surgical safety by reducing waste gas and anesthetic agent usage, the implemented systems allow us to measure and manage the depth of anesthesia and pain at every stage of the surgery.
Automatic recording system: Thanks to this system, all patient data is automatically transferred to patient records without the need for manual recording in the operating room, and our authorized staff can access the recordings obtained from the monitors. This enables our physicians to monitor patients even from outside the hospital.
Surgical instrument tracking system: By ensuring that all our surgical instruments are labeled, this system enhances patient safety to the highest level through database recording and monitoring of sterilization services—both to track processes and to assess the risk of infection.
Digital Operating Room System: In our operating room, using the HL7 protocol, we have direct integration with PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), the Hospital Information System (HIS), and Laboratory Information Systems; the ability to capture recordings from all medical devices equipped with cameras within the operating room (including security cameras); management of recorded surgical video footage, transmission and archiving of videos to the PACS server and a dedicated server, teleconferencing, video streaming (at a medical-grade level), and—most importantly—a centralized integrated system that includes all the necessary hardware and software for a smart operating room that recognizes and assists the surgeon.
Videoconferencing system: This technology enables surgeons to communicate face-to-face remotely, allowing one or more qualified surgeons to be involved in the operation.
IT: Our hospital features a centralized system.
An operating room has been established where conditions—from the building’s climate control to its electrical systems and even the internal air pressure—can be adjusted according to the operating environment. The climate control and air pressure within the operating room can be modified based on the specific needs of the surgery. Information
security: We use technology that is widely accepted for patient privacy and protects patient information through both software and hardware measures.
All information is immediately accessible to authorized personnel as soon as it is entered into the system. This system is used throughout our hospital.
Smart building concept: Entry and exit to our hospital, fixed asset controls, and the fire detection system have been designed using the smart building concept. No keys are used on the psychiatry floors. A card-based access control system is in place in all our clinics to monitor entry and exit. An IP TV system is available throughout the building. A security system with HD cameras has been installed.
Postoperative Intensive Care Unit: We provide postoperative care of the highest quality in our intensive care unit, which is equipped with state-of-the-art technology.
Thanks to advanced technology systems,
surgical risks are minimized. We offer the most advanced microscopic surgical capabilities,
including tumor surgery using fluorescent staining.
In neurosurgery, we perform pediatric neurosurgery, tumor surgeries, and aneurysm procedures. Technologies such as O-Arm, MRI, CT, navigation, ICG, and frame systems are being used for the first time at our hospital for these types of surgeries.
Thanks to our digital X-ray system capable of automatic scoliosis imaging, the entire spine can be visualized in a short amount of time.
The advanced imaging quality, calculation, measurement, and reporting capabilities of the high-level intraoperative color Doppler ultrasound device, supported by neuronavigation, ensure that the surgical procedure progresses in a controlled manner. This system is also recognized as the flagship of neurosurgical imaging.
With the neuronavigation-assisted 3D imaging system, preoperative and intraoperative images can be fused together, allowing the surgeon to reach the target via the shortest and fastest route with minimal incisions.
What Types of Surgeries Do We Perform in Our Operating Rooms?
- Neurosurgery
- Gastroenterological Surgery
- General Surgery
- ENT
- Oncological Surgery
- Orthopedics and Traumatology
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
What Is Safe Surgery?
We prioritize ensuring that surgeries are performed under the safest possible conditions and place great importance on teamwork. With the advancement of surgical techniques both in our country and around the world, safe surgical procedures have become a necessity. For this reason, numerous precautions must be taken to ensure that highly complex and challenging surgeries are performed more safely. This approach offers many advantages; for both patients and surgeons, it leads to a lower rate of surgical trauma, safer procedures, and fewer complications.
Areas of Application in Safe Surgery
Significant patient injuries, adverse reactions, and sentinel events resulting from surgery on the wrong site, the wrong procedure, or the wrong patient continue to be a source of concern for hospitals. Such errors stem from ineffective or poor communication among members of the team performing the surgical/invasive procedure, the failure to establish a protocol for marking the surgical site, and the lack of patient involvement in the subsequent process.
In addition to these factors, inadequate patient assessment, insufficient review of medical records, and a lack of communication among surgical team members are other factors that often contribute to errors. At our hospital
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we have conducted very detailed studies on this subject in accordance with World Health Organization and JCI standards. Before every surgery, important checks consisting of 8 main steps are carried out;
- Accurate verification of the patient’s identification information
- Site marking
- Preoperative clinical assessment
- Patient briefing
- Transfer of the patient to the operating room
- Anesthesia preoperative assessment
- Time Out
- Sign-out
A time-out involves ensuring that all team members are present before the operation begins, verifying that the patient is the correct individual, confirming the accuracy of the procedure to be performed and the correctness of the surgical/invasive site, and documenting the process.
The sign-out procedure is a method specified in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Safe Surgery Checklist as necessary to be performed before the patient leaves the area where the procedure was performed. During this process, agreement is reached on the name of the surgical procedure being documented, as well as the completion of instrument, gauze (hydrophilic gauze), and needle counts (if applicable), and these steps are recorded.
