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Archive > January, 2009 Vol. X, No. 1

How to Conduct a Headlight Trial

After auditioning three loaners over three months, we purchased 18 headlights for our new eight-OR surgery center. Here's how we picked the winner.

Sanford Archer, MD, FACS

Surgical headlights are expensive and last for quite a long time. So when you do set out to purchase new headlights for your facility, it's important to make a decision that pleases the business office and the surgeons on whose foreheads the lights will shine for years to come.

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