The lighting inside an operating room is considered one of the fundamental factors to obtain successful and uncomplicated surgical interventions. This lighting is done through operating lamps, which are special lamps designed to illuminate the surgical area, providing a bright and uniform light focused on the operating table during the surgical procedure.
The primary function of operating lights is to provide appropriate illumination during surgery. The light from these lamps must be white in order to clearly observe the color of any organ or tissue, as it is an indicator of the patient’s condition and health. This type of lamp is capable of providing hours of bright light without excessively heating the patient or the personnel involved in the operation.
What are the advantages of operating lights in the operating room?
Lighting in the operating room is an essential factor for healthcare professionals to perform their surgical procedures correctly. This should allow them to focus exclusively on the surgical act and thus guarantee patient safety. Operating lights are equipment that manages to maintain a balance between lighting, volume, shadow management and temperature.
Operating lamps, in addition to providing sufficient illumination, also have the ability to reduce shadows and produce minimal color distortion. Thus, these lamps meet the requirements of medical surgeons to illuminate the surgical or operative field in terms of light intensity, uniformity and color.
Importance of lighting in the operating room
It is important to keep in mind that the success of surgical interventions depends to a large extent on the environment in which health professionals work, the entire lighting system being a fundamental and essential factor in this regard.
This lighting system in any operating room consists of a series of operating lamps, where we can highlight mainly the ceiling installation lights and even the standing or mobile lamps. Because thanks to them, a correct visibility of the whole operating room is ensured, without producing any glare in addition to avoiding or reducing eye fatigue of doctors.
What aspects do you need to take into account for the correct use of operating lamps?
Operating lamps provide bright and uniform illumination centered on the operating table during the surgical procedure, as for their use it is important to take into account the following aspects that we mention below in Kalstein :
- The light of the lamps must be white because in the operating room the doctor must be able to observe the color of any organ or tissue because it is an indicator of the state and health of the patient.
- The higher the electric current, the more intense the light.
- The fixtures must be easy to handle.
- Do not generate infrared (IR) or ultraviolet (UV) radiation, as this may damage or injure exposed body tissue during surgery.
- They must be accessible and easy to maintain.
- Provide intense targeted light, but avoid minimal eye strain and do not cause eye strain for physicians and assistants.
- Have a light that does not generate shadows and focuses on the surgical area.
What do we offer you in Kalstein?
Kalstein is a MANUFACTURER of medical and laboratory equipment of the highest quality and technology at the best PRICES on the market, so you can make your PURCHASE with confidence with us, knowing that you have the service and advice of a company specialized in the sector and committed to innovation. On this occasion, we present our YR02115 Surgical Lamp, an innovative and versatile equipment for your operating room. Kalstein is an innovator and pioneer in the modern industry of lights without shadows, Kalstein integrates LED (light emitting diode) and Beam Sharper technologies in the development of products of the YR series.
In addition to its excellent YR surgical lights, Kalstein now has the widest selection of products for illuminating the surgical field that can be used in the most diverse surgical situations. For more information, we invite you to take a look: HERE