important consideration, but there are other aspects that should fac-
tor into your purchasing decision, such as a system's reach, ease of
positioning and stability, and its suitability for the types of proce-
dures at your facility. Many vendors have mobile versions of surgical
lighting systems that can be brought in for on-site trials. Some ven-
dors will actually hang a set of lights in your OR for a period of eval-
uation if the ceiling structure can support it.
Vendors now offer a variety of light heads and reflective surfaces,
with many moving away from the traditional round head and toward
new shapes that provide more flexibility and dimension in surgical
illumination. The style and shape can play a role in shadow control,
which LED lights excel at. With older halogen lights, if a bulb was
obscured you got a shadow, no two ways about it, and if a bulb went
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