Exploring the Use of a Fit-for-Purpose Surgical Headlight in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mixed Methods Study
Published in the World Journal of Surgery, this article explores high-quality lighting constraints in surgical settings in low-resource contexts
Resources
Find Lifebox resources for perioperative professionals - including publications, our online learning courses, and Lifebox workshop materials
Bridging the know-do gap in low-income surgical environments: Creating contextually appropriate training videos to promote safer surgery in Ethiopia
Creating trainings aids for improved surgical infection prevention in low-resource hospitals
Evaluation of an adaptive, multimodal intervention to reduce postoperative infections following cesarean delivery in Ethiopia: study protocol of the CLEAN-CS cluster-randomized stepped wedge interventional trial
This protocol describes the CheckList Expansion for Antisepsis and iNfection Control in Cesarean Section (CLEAN-CS) trial evaluating our program's ability to reduce infections following CS and other obstetric and gynecological operations in Ethiopia.
COVID-19 Surgical Patient Checklist Workshop
A multidisciplinary workshop for surgical teams to reduce the risk of infection through use of the COVID-19 Surgical Patient Checklist
Safe OR Course
A multi-disciplinary and highly interactive course on the essentials of safe surgical care, emphasizing the importance of human factors and non-technical skills in surgery
Prevención y control de infecciones perioperatorias: módulos de autoaprendizaje
Estos módulos se centran en los protocolos a seguir para seis prácticas clave de prevención y control de infecciones perioperatorias.
Perioperative Infection Prevention and Control: self-learning modules
These modules focus on the protocols to follow for six key perioperative infection prevention and control practices.
Clean and Confident: Impact of Sterile Instrument Processing Workshops on Knowledge and Confidence in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This study examines participants' knowledge and confidence post-TOT workshop, and moreover discusses subsequent non-Training of Trainers (TOT) workshops and observed sterile processing practices.
Operating room efficiency in a low resource setting: a pilot study from a large tertiary referral center in Ethiopia
This study found a high cancellation rate, most attributable to late start times leading to delays for the remainder of cases, and lack of preoperative patient preparation.
Sustainability of a Surgical Quality Improvement Program at Hospitals in Ethiopia
The results of the lasting impact of Lifebox’s surgical infection reduction program - Clean Cut - in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Surgery.
