title: [Usefulness of surgical loupes and headlights for the neurosurgical field].
abstract: Surgical loupes and headlights are mainly used in the cardiovascular field. Neurosurgeons use a loupe and a headlight less commonly especially in Japan. In our institute, all six neurosurgeons have their own loupes and two headlights. Both an operator and an assistant use loupes and headlights in every operation. Loupes and headlights are useful also in the neurosurgical field since they give us a clearer and wider surgical field than the macroscopic view and make it possible to move the surgical field quicker than using a microscope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Cyuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uka
authors.forename: Megumu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Sei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D008027:Light; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055096:Optical Devices