Transcatheter Valve Procedures Expected, Spurring Growth In Hybrid Operating Rooms

Infrastructure requirements for hospitals looking to expand their offerings to TAVR include a boatload of medical equipment. ECRI Institute discussed hospital considerations for offering transcatheter aortic valve implantation services in a recent webinar.

As the number of hospitals taking on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures continues to grow, many of those providers are also considering building hybrid operating rooms (OR) and purchasing all the medical equipment that goes along with them.

ECRI Institute executives explored the topic during a Nov. 14 webinar for hospitals titled, "Considerations for Implementing a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Service."

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