• Preliminary design of an actuated imaging probe for generation of additional visual cues in a robotic surgery 

      Velasquez, Carlos A.; Navkar, Nikhil V.; Alsaied, Amer; Balakrishnan, Shidin; Abinahed, Julien; ... more authors ( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)
      Background The aim of this study was to enhance the visual feedback of surgeons, during robotic surgeries, by designing and developing an actuated 2D imaging probe, which is used in conjunction with the traditional ...
    • Taxonomy of communications in the operating room 

      Velasquez, Carlos A.; Mazhar, Rashid; Chaikhouni, Amer; Zhou, Tian; Wachs, Juan P. ( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      US hospitals are facing critical problems of nurse shortage. One report predicts that there will be a shortage of 260,000 registered nurses by 2025 in the USA, and it was found out that patient mortality risk is 6% higher ...