The near extinction of the RAPTOR: a cautionary tale.
- 1From the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Foothills Medical Centre (Kirkpatrick, McBeth); Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre (Kirkpatrick, McBeth, Duffy, Nutley, Ball); Department of Radiology, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alta. (Herget); and Division of Vascular Surgery, Western University, London, Ont. (Smith). [email protected].
- 2From the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Foothills Medical Centre (Kirkpatrick, McBeth); Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre (Kirkpatrick, McBeth, Duffy, Nutley, Ball); Department of Radiology, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alta. (Herget); and Division of Vascular Surgery, Western University, London, Ont. (Smith).
Abstract
SummaryTrauma hybrid operating rooms (THORs) integrate diagnostic imaging with open surgical capabilities to provide both surgical and interventional radiology procedures, such as may be required by exsanguinating patients, in a single physical location. The world's first trauma program-designed THOR, designated the Resuscitation with Angiography, Percutaneous Treatments, and Operative Repair (RAPTOR) suite, opened in Calgary in 2013. It was considered to be paradigm shifting at the time; however, the physical space has become largely obsolete and is now disfavoured by key multidisciplinary users who are essential to RAPTOR functionality. Many health care systems worldwide are considering building such THORs, and lessons learned from early adopters may be invaluable to other planners. We critically evaluated the physical, operational, and administrative components of our RAPTOR experience in the context of the published literature. While the concept has great merit in saving lives, future-proofing such resources is critical.
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BibTeX
@article{kirkpatrick2026near,
title = {{The near extinction of the RAPTOR: a cautionary tale.}},
author = {Andrew W Kirkpatrick and Eric Herget and Shane Smith and Paul B McBeth and Paul Duffy and Mark Nutley and Chad G Ball},
journal = {Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.1503/cjs.009926},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42875098},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - The near extinction of the RAPTOR: a cautionary tale.
AU - Andrew W Kirkpatrick
AU - Eric Herget
AU - Shane Smith
AU - Paul B McBeth
AU - Paul Duffy
AU - Mark Nutley
AU - Chad G Ball
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/01
JO - Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
DO - 10.1503/cjs.009926
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42875098
AB - SummaryTrauma hybrid operating rooms (THORs) integrate diagnostic imaging with open surgical capabilities to provide both surgical and interventional radiology procedures, such as may be required by exsanguinating patients, in a single physical location. The world's first trauma program-designed THOR, designated the Resuscitation with Angiography, Percutaneous Treatments, and Operative Repair (RAPTOR) suite, opened in Calgary in 2013. It was considered to be paradigm shifting at the time; however, the physical space has become largely obsolete and is now disfavoured by key multidisciplinary users who are essential to RAPTOR functionality. Many health care systems worldwide are considering building such THORs, and lessons learned from early adopters may be invaluable to other planners. We critically evaluated the physical, operational, and administrative components of our RAPTOR experience in the context of the published literature. While the concept has great merit in saving lives, future-proofing such resources is critical.
SN - 0008-428X
SN - 1488-2310
ER -