PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Michael G. Bazaral
AU  - John Petre
AU  - Delos Cosgrove
AU  - Fawzy G. Estafanous
TI  - Operating room design at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
DP  - 1988 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 267--274
VI  - 55
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/55/3/267.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/55/3/267.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1988 May 01; 55
AB  - The cardiothoracic operating room (OR) suite in The Cleveland Clinic Foundation is part of a complete cardiac unit. A catheterization laboratory and coronary intensive care unit (ICU) are below the OR level, and the postoperative ICU is directly above the O R level. Cardiology and postoperative wards are on other levels of the same building. The design of the OR is related in part to the function of the entire facility. The authors used fixed locations in the OR for surgical and anesthesia equipment. Thus, standard equipment is built-in and floor space is put to better use. Also, specially designed fixtures for infusion equipment are employed to facilitate both intraoperative management and patient transport between the OR and the ICU.