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As the number of devices has increased in MIS, access to each piece of equipment has become a challenge, risking excessive circulation near or within the sterile area. This challenge led to the development of integrative software and hardware platforms, or the integrated room. The integrated OR concept is based on a single‐post control station near the border of the sterile area (Figure 3.13b), which allows a single operator to coordinate, manipulate, manage, and access all information by a network and integration software displayed on one or multiple screens [52].

These integrative platforms optimize the space in the OR while establishing capabilities for teleconferencing and teaching. The internal connection with hospital data management programs and other imaging platforms such as PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) also permits surgeons inside the OR to access other diagnostic images simultaneously for navigation or decision‐making during procedures. Although costly, the ease of accessing and producing medical reports, data exchange, and storage can be advantageous in hospitals with large caseloads [53].