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Birmingham Women’s Hospital praises
image quality, system usability and ease
of patient access of Ultimax-i
Female and infant fluoroscopy procedures enhanced to
deliver high-quality care
Female fluoroscopy procedures including Hysterosalpingography
(HSG) to assess uterine cavity and fallopian tubes, as well as video
urodynamics to study pressure/flow in the lower urinary tract have
been upgraded at Birmingham Women’s Hospital with the introduction
of an Ultimax-i from Canon Medical Systems UK.
The Ultimax-i has the potential to deliver many service efficiencies
including broadening the range of on-site fluoroscopy procedures
for babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Previously,
newborns would have been transferred for these imaging procedures
by ambulance to the Children’s site, 10-15 minutes away, depending
on traffic, and back again. Now, patient safety, time, transport,
travel-related carbon emissions and parental anxieties have all been
reduced.
Dr Moji Balogun, Consultant Radiologist at Birmingham Women’s
Hospital states, “Our HSG caseload is really high, at the last audit
we were the busiest provider in the country, so with a more modern
fluoroscopy system we are ready to embrace future workloads and
give greater comfort to our female patients. On-site fluoroscopy
capabilities for babies are also very valuable to avoid the fragile
transfers. The lower dose, image quality and ease of use are key
highlights, plus the small footprint of the system works well in our
compact room.”
The Ultimax-i replaces a 13-year-old system to modernise patient
imaging services and introduce easier working practices for staff.
The adjustable C-arm with its large area flat panel detector works
around the patient and enables easy access for radiographers, nurses
and clinicians from both sides of the table during simple or complex
procedures. The table height is also easily adjustable, not only to
work at an optimum level to suit all heights of users, but also to lower
to just 52cm for patients to easily get on to the table without needing
steps.
Louis Westley, Account Manager at Canon Medical Systems UK states,
“We’ve worked closely with the team at Birmingham Women’s Hospital
to ensure hospital staff were quickly trained on the new system and
were confident about using all the features of the Ultimax-i for their
specific workloads. Responsiveness to all questions at the start of a
new customer journey is vital and we look forward to supporting them
into the future.”
Birmingham Women’s Hospital, part of Birmingham Women’s and
Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, is a centre of excellence providing
specialist services to more than 50,000 women, men and their families
each year. It is one of two dedicated women’s hospitals in the UK,
with the busiest single site maternity unit delivering more than 8,200
babies a year.
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The team at Birmingham Women’s Hospital welcome the new
Ultimax-i from Canon Medical Systems UK to upgrade female
and infant fluoroscopy procedures.
Canon Medical United Kingdom: https://uk.medical.canon
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