International. In order to make the experience of patients more pleasant before surgery, SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital installed Christie Captiva ultra-short draft projectors in paediatric operating theatres.
This pioneering initiative in Spain that allows children to see their favorite drawings or series before falling asleep due to the effect of anesthesia. The facility is part of the renovation of the pediatric surgical block of the hospital center, which has incorporated the most advanced technology for minimally invasive procedures.
The hospital relied on the company Semic to provide the technological infrastructure of the project and the integration of audiovisual equipment, which included projectors, dies, monitors, LED screens, control systems, microphones and audio. Charmex has been Christie's partner in charge of providing AV solutions.
The new surgical block has been conceived to humanize the passage of children through operating rooms, facilitate surgery and make the children's experience less traumatic. It has music and a lighting system that allows you to modify the light and adapt it to each surgical situation. For example, the light is blue when a laparoscopy has to be done, but green to create an atmosphere of relaxation when the patient enters.
The Christie Captiva DHD410S screens children's series and films in the operating rooms, which makes anesthetic induction, which is the most stressful moment of a surgical intervention, a much more rewarding process for the child.
The differential aspect of the project is that the images are launched directly on the glass walls of the operating rooms, without interfering elements, and producing a striking effect, generating projection canvases 3 meters wide in the largest operating room, 2 meters in the medium and 1.5 meters in the smallest.
The main challenge of the AV installation was to work in a space such as an operating room where only the use of medical-grade screens is allowed. For this reason, Semic had to devise in each of the operating rooms a projection cabin in a false ceiling closed by a glass through which the light beam passes.
The Christie Captiva DHD410S was the obvious choice for its 0.25:1 ultra-short throw lens that allows it to be mounted a few centimeters from the walls on which it is projected, without the presence of shadows that obstruct the image, and ideal for small environments. It also influenced how quiet the projector is (32dB in echo mode).
This model has 1DLP® laser technology, offers 4100 lumens and 1920 x 1080 resolution. It operates at full capacity up to 20,000 hours without the need to replace lamps and produces images from 80-100 inches diagonally. Highly reliable, the 1DLP motor allows the projector to be used in heavy-duty applications, including 24/7 mode, without interrupting its operation at any time.
"At Semic we only work with top-tier brands, and Christie is our benchmark brand in projection. They are robust equipment that provide very rich colors and always offer us great results," said Marc Marquès Borrell, technical director of the project.
Two Christie DWU630-GS projectors with 1.52-2.89:1 lenses were also installed in one of the hospital's auditoriums, with capacity for 80 people. It is a 1DLP laser technology equipment, 6750 ISO lumens and WUXGA resolution (1920 x 1200). Two other Christie Captiva DHD410S were also supplied for the hospital's training classrooms.
