A landmark study by GlobalSurg, published in the Lancet, has highlighted the need to focus on post-operative care -with surgical patients in low/lower middle-income countries six times more likely to die within 30 days of a major complication than high-income countries.
A safe operation is more than a series of clinical steps done right. Every day, our colleagues around the world share stories of extraordinary teamwork to save a life.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and Lifebox raise funds for safer anesthesia each year with the ASA-Lifebox Resident Challenge
This week we’re joining the Liya Kebede Foundation on Instagram, sharing our work in Niger and the impact that safer surgery has for mothers and babies worldwide. It’s been five months since our countrywide project put training and a pulse oximeter into every government hospital and recovery setting. To celebrate this milestone, and thank the […]
Healthcare workers can be placed at risk in the workplace through exposure to viral and bacterial pathogens. The mission of Lifebox – to improve surgical safety – extends to the safety of healthcare workers caring for patients in clinical care areas, as well as performing surgical instrument decontamination and materials reprocessing. A key element of healthcare […]
A pulse oximeter is an essential piece of monitoring equipment that keeps patients safe during surgery. Lifebox has distributed 35,000 pulse oximeters worldwide
If you’re looking to join our community and make a difference in patient safety, this page will give you all the tools you need to get started with your own fundraising for Lifebox.
Lifebox has distributed 35,000 pulse oximeters to healthcare providers alongside training to improve anesthesia safety worldwide
Dr. Faye Evans is an anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor in Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School. She also serves on the Medical Advisory Board of Smile Train. Faye Evans: Officially recording. Um, hey Praxy, it’s Faye. It’s good to see you. I’m […]
The Lifebox Leadership team provides strategic leadership to the global Lifebox team.
