New Jersey hospital using digital platform to increase surgery ...

New Jersey hospital using digital platform to increase surgery ... unknown

Tom River, N.J.-based Community Medical Center is using a new digital technology platform to improve patient outcomes for complex spine surgeries.

The platform, dubbed Pulse, integrates radiation reduction, imaging enhancement, rod bending, navigation, intraoperative neuromonitoring and spinal alignment technologies into one platform, according to an April 5 news release from RWJBarnabas Health.

The platform allows surgeons to complete complex spinal procedures in less time, as well as allows surgeons to make smaller incisions during procedures.

"A procedure that would have normally required several hours in the operating room, now is significantly less with the Pulse," said Sean Jandhyala, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon for West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health. "Besides decreased time under anesthesia, we are finding that our patients have less pain during their recovery process and are left with smaller incisions."