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We previously developed and pilot tested Clean Cut, a program to prevent postoperative infections by improving compliance with the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) and strengthening adherence to infection control practices. 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 […]

Proper sterilization of surgical instruments is essential for safe surgery, yet re-processing methods in low-resource settings can fall short of standards. Training of Trainers (TOT) workshops in Ethiopia and El Salvador instructed participants in sterile processing concepts and prepared participants to teach others. This study examines participants’ knowledge and confidence post-TOT workshop, and moreover discusses […]

DONATE HERE Anaesthetists London-Dublin ride funds safer surgery Eight anaesthetists from across Great Britain arrived in Dublin today (17 Sept 2013) by bike, having cycled from the headquarters of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland (AAGBI) in London. They are in Dublin to attend the Annual Congress of the AAGBI from 18-20 […]

The 19th ASEAN Congress of Anaesthesiology (ACA) opens today, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia – and thanks to friends both local and in the region, Lifebox is proud to play a part. We know that education is essential for safer surgery, and that local leadership inspires long-term change. The Indonesian Society of Anaesthesiologists and Intensive Therapy is […]

Road traffic accidents in Uganda are frequent and brutal.  Two years ago, the anaesthesia community at Mulago Regional Referral Hospital, the largest in the country, lost several of its own when a minibus carrying anaesthetic SHOs to a funeral was swiped off the side of the road. Treatable injuries became fatal ones: the same infuriating […]

Getting to know the anaesthesia community over the last few years is just one of the privileges we’ve had, as we work towards safer surgery and anaesthesia worldwide. It’s a wide-ranging, dynamic – and generous! – group.  Actually, it’s really more of a group of groups, each one focused on a particular aspect (research, paediatrics, […]

What does the Ellison Pierce lecture mean to you, and what will you be speaking about? The Ellison Pierce lecture is not only an opportunity for me to recognize one of my mentors and giants in anesthesia safety but to try to highlight the connections between the challenges in the safety of surgery globally and […]

Since 2012 at Euroanaesthesia in Paris, the generosity and commitment of ESA members and membership societies has helped to support thousands of safer surgeries through Lifebox’s equipment and training projects – across and beyond the continent. But at Euroanaesthesia 2016 in London, the ESA-Lifebox Europe Project took Lifebox’s fifth anniversary celebration to a whole new […]

And global surgery isn’t just an operation happening ‘over there’ – it’s the appropriate infrastructure, partnerships, political will and shared commitment to making this essential component of universal health coverage truly universal. Lifebox is thrilled to be part of one such partnership in the Dominican Republic! Following our first in-country training workshop in 2014, and breaking news […]

Tackling antibiotic overuse in surgery with an antibiotic stewardship program to support safer surgical care in low-resource settings