Global Scaling of a Surgical Infection Prevention Program to 5 Low-Resource Countries
A groundbreaking study in JAMA Surgery highlights the powerful impact of Clean Cut, a Lifebox program advancing safer surgery worldwide.
Resources
Find Lifebox resources for perioperative professionals - including publications, our online learning courses, and Lifebox workshop materials
Getting capnography to the front lines
There is an urgent need to make capnography widely accessible in low- and middle-income countries through collaborative strategies to overcome barriers in funding, education, and distribution.
Global capnography to improve safety for all patients: time for urgent action
Bridging the gap in life-saving anesthesia technology to ensure safer surgeries worldwide.
The Capnography Project
The Smile Train-Lifebox Capnography Project aims to close the capnography gap in low resource settings.
Clean Cut for Cesarean Section trial in Ethiopia improves surgical compliance and reduces mortality following cesarean sections
A groundbreaking study published in JAMA Network Open has revealed the significant impact of Clean Cut, a Lifebox program to strengthen perioperative care practices.
Online Smile Train-Lifebox Capnography Course
A free online course on the fundamentals of capnography
A Prospective Quality Improvement Program to Reduce Prolonged Postoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Ethiopia
Although postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis has not been shown to prevent surgical site infections, prolonged antibiotic administration is common in low- and middle-income countries. We developed a quality improvement program to reduce unnecessary postoperative antibiotics.
Scalability and Sustainability of a Surgical Infection Prevention Program in Low-Income Environments
Clean Cut results, published in JAMA Surgery, achieve a 34% relative risk reduction of surgical site infection
