Surgical Lighting in Liberian Ors: Using Human-centered Design to Close a Critical Patient Safety Gap
Operating room (OR) lighting is often inadequate in Liberia, and poses a safety risk for surgical patients. After assessing lighting challenges in Liberian ORs and conducting a pilot study of a fit-for-purpose surgical headlight for this environment, we conducted a ten-month follow-up of the previously distributed headlights using human-centered design principles.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Nina F. CAPO-CHICHI, Muaad Hussein, Nichole Starr, Natnael Gebeyehu, Jared A. Forrester, Paul T. Whesseh, Teyah S. Moore, Ansumana Camara, Thomas G. Weiser Tags: Global Surgery and Humanitarian Outreach Source Type: research