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Concept of an Open MRgFUS Operating Room: Your Opportunity to Be Close to Your Loved One When It’s Especially Needed!

V.S. Buzaev International Medical Centre — it’s not just a medical center. It’s a place where patients and their families become participants in the treatment process for Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia, or neuropathic pain, providing maximum understanding and support during such important moments. We believe that openness and involvement are the keys to successful treatment.

New Concept: Open Operating Room

What is an open MRgFUS operating room?

In our center, we offer a unique concept of an open operating room, which allows patients and their relatives to be part of the process.

Our Goal — create favorable conditions and maximum support for patients with Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia, or other conditions during treatment with MRI-guided focused ultrasound

The patient is informed about when to press the procedure stop button. However, lying alone in ignorance and focusing on one’s sensations does not promote relaxation and only heightens the senses. We understand this, and therefore we allow relatives to be with the patient at this important moment. This way, the patient doesn’t notice how time passes, and the procedure is already completed.

Patient contact during the procedure

The MRgFUS procedure is unique in that during the treatment, the patient is in the MRI room, while the neurosurgeon and neurologist are in the control room at the device console.

During the MRgFUS procedure, constant contact with the patient is necessary. For this, there is a window into the room with the patient, and according to the equipment instructions, the patient is given an emergency stop button and instructed on when to press it to stop the focused ultrasound treatment.

When the team leaves the MRI room to perform calculations and conduct treatment, in other centers, the patient is left alone with their sensations in the noisy MRI room.

Advantages of an Open Operating Room

We are the first in the world to implement the concept of an open MRgFUS operating room, so that every patient feels safe and can communicate with the team throughout the procedure. This allows for better results and reduces the risk of complications.

As a doctor, I was used to rushing into the ICU with my coat trailing behind me, overseeing every detail of my patient’s treatment to ensure nothing was missed. But one day, I brought a loved one to another hospital, and the ICU doors closed in front of me. I knew there were good doctors there and I trusted them, but I remember that feeling of helplessness and uncertainty. I decided that in our center, the patient’s relatives would not experience the same feelings.

Igor Buzaev

The role of relatives in the MRgFUS treatment process

According to our rules, with the patient’s consent, the patient’s relatives can:

• be among the team, from where the operating room is visible,
• can enter the control room, express their concerns in a proper manner,
• can offer assistance,
• can be next to the patient in the operating room and hold their hand during the procedure,
• can participate in the discussion of tactics, for example, whether to continue the procedure or stop in certain cases

Benefits of Family Involvement in MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment:

• The patient feels supported and undergoes the surgery more easily.
• Relatives understand how the treatment is performed, which increases their trust.
• The possibility of discussing further treatment strategies with the team, the patient, and their relatives.
• Relatives see how much effort is invested in the outcome and especially participate in the postoperative lifestyle of the patient.

Safety of the Open Operating Room Concept

Due to the absence of incisions in our method, treatment does not require sterile conditions, and relatives can be present with the patient. Our highly qualified team undergoes thorough training, ensuring the safety of the approach. We have never encountered any interference. Relatives are very interested in quality, results, and safety, so they always behave appropriately.

Why is an open operating room a step towards the future?

The path to innovative treatment methods is paved not only through technology but also through changing the approach to the patient. V.S. Buzaev International Medical Centre places the patient at the center of attention, allowing them and their loved ones to actively participate in the process, creating an atmosphere of trust and support.

In the V.S. Buzaev International Medical Centre, we strive to ensure that every patient and their relatives feel safe and comfortable.

Visit us and see for yourself: treatment here can and should be trusted.

PS. Being close to your dad, mom, or a loved one during treatment is important not only for them. Imagine yourself many years from now. What will you remember?