Blue Light Therapy for Liver Surgery

Blue Light Therapy for Liver Surgery

The investigators hypothesize that subjects undergoing liver resection and who are exposed preoperatively to high illuminance blue spectrum light will exhibit reduced organ injury, specifically liver dysfunction, than subjects exposed to standard ambient white fluorescent light.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age greater than 17 years
• undergoing right or left hepatic lobectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• presence of acute traumatic brain injury
• blindness
• immunosuppression or immunocompromised condition