Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Use of surgical Headlights
standard operation without a surgical headlight
Sponsors
th university of leeds
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: anyone having a surgical operation at the distrcit hospital who gave prior informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: anyone having an urgent emergency operation who was unable to give prior infomred consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| suergeons were given a survey soconsisting of likert scales to assess quality of the device quality and useability. surgeons found the headlights helpful and would like to use them again, one headlight was generally prefered due to the mounting weight and the improved visual field | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| focus groups were set up recorded and transcribed, with thematic analysis generated to assess barriers to adequate lighting of the surgical field in the rural district hosital | — |
Countries
Sierra Leone
Contacts
Public ContactDavid Kemball
medical student
Outcome results
None listed