E!9044 Capturing and bookmarking of surgical and diagnostic videos. Integration in Operating Room (OR) workflows.

Posicom AS has led a consortium that included Oslo University Hospital and the Finnish company Merivaara Corp. The objective of the project was to develop new documentation and training solutions for surgeons. Posicoms unique multimedia bookmarking system was further developed and integrated with the Electronic Patient Record (EPR). Oslo University Hospital was responsible for methods and workflows. Clinical tests has been conducted and the results has been evaluated. Posicom contributed with their experiences from use of video in the sports domain. Video in the EPR is still not commonly used. However, there are indications that video leads to improved and more objective documentation of patient treatments as well as more efficient training of clinical personnel.

The Seekuence Medical project shall transform the current standalone multimedia bookmarking system from Posicom into a plugin software suite and integrate this into Merivaaras OpenOR system for hospital Operating Room (OR). The resulting system will be used to perform clinical tests at Oslo University Hospital (OUS) and Vestre Viken HF (VVHF) to document whether the system is fit for purpose i.e. lead to improved documentation and enhanced operator/surgeon training and performance, which should reduce mistreatments, improve patient safety and reduce burden on healthcare system. To achieve our objective we have divided the work program into 5 R&D work packages running in a coordinated manner: 1. Requirement specification based on current OR workflows and future trends. 2. Design and development of Seekuence software 3. Modify OpenOR system and integrate it with Seekuence plug-in 4. Testing platform development for hospital validation 5. Preparation and performance of clinical trials In addition: 6. Dissemination and exploitation 7. Consortium management The plan is that the consortium at an early stage will establish a test/demo facility at OUS. This facility will be used in the specification and development phases to build a testing platform. The testing platform (system/equipment) will be moved to an OR for clinical trials. All development will be performed in such a way as to ensure CE-marking and market launching of the product within one year post project completion.