[Usefulness of surgical loupes and headlights for the neurosurgical field].
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.
Kono
Kenichi
K
Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Cyuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan.
Uka
Ai
A
Mori
Megumu
M
Haga
Sei
S
Hamada
Yasuhiro
Y
Nagata
Shinji
S
D008027:Light; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D055096:Optical Devices