F
our years
ago, our
physician-
owned
surgical
specialty hospital
underwent an exten-
sive surgical headlight
trial, where we exam-
ined the costs,
ergonomics and per-
formance in surgery of
both tethered coaxial
surgical headsets and
cordless battery LED
headsets. After study-
ing the options, we
found some things
that were great — and
not so great — about
both (see "Head-to-
Head Headlight
Comparison"). In the
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5 Tips for Trialing
Surgical Headlights
We brought in 12 vendors to set up a mini-trade show
in the boardroom at the hospital.
Robert Huler, MD
Indianapolis, Ind.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
z FINDING THE LIGHT What should you
look for during a surgical headlight trial?