Suggestions during COVID-19 pandemic
The acquisition costs of this equipment, in the context of a world
economic crisis, should be taken into account; anyway, in centers where
this exoscopic platform is available yet, since no procedure-related
costs are ascribable except for the sterile coverage of the machine as
for the operating microscope, we would recommend its adoption replacing
the latter and, in selected cases, also the da Vinci Robotic system.
Delaying oncologic time-sensitive surgical procedures for impossibility
of application of conventional microsurgery, and being unpredictable the
duration of the COVID-19 pandemic in several countries, can have
catastrophic consequences for our patients affected by malignancies. Any
effort should be done providing the best health care compatible with
safety of the surgeons, and in this scenario the ORBEYE 4K 3D orbital
camera system is one of the promising solutions guaranteeing the correct
use of all PPE needed facing suspect or SARS-CoV-2 positive patients.