Smartphone, Smart Surgeon, what about a 'Smart Logbook'?

PAPER pubmed South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie 2016 Review Effect: unclear Evidence: Insufficient

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mobile phone applications (Apps) have become a vital assistant to medical personnel in today's technologically advanced era. The utility of Apps with case logbook capabilities has not yet been explored. OBJECTIVE: To assess and evaluate all currently available surgical and procedural case logbook Apps. METHOD: A comprehensive search was conducted in April 2015 on the Android Play Store, iTunes (Apple App Store, iOS), and BlackBerry World for surgical and/or procedural logbooks. The search terms'surgical logbook', 'logbook', 'procedure logbook' and 'surgical log' were used. Apps which could not be utilized as a surgical/procedural logbook were excluded. Each App was individually assessed and rated using preset criteria, by the unit consultant, registrars, and medical officer. RESULTS: In total, 2 740 Apps were assessed. After applying our exclusion criteria, only 16 Apps were relevant, and 11 suitable for critical review. Data sizes ranged from 510Kb to 12.2Mb. Costing of the Apps ranged from ZAR 0.00 to ZAR 105.32. The overall study scores revealed the following top five rated Apps: ; ; , , and . CONCLUSION: The current mobile Apps available are efficient in replacing traditional case logbooks. The use of the 'Smart Logbook' may become common practice in the life of the modern-day surgeon.

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At a glance

Study type

Review

Effect direction

unclear

Population

medical personnel / surgeons (app users)

Sample size

2740

Exposure

mobile phone

Evidence strength

Insufficient

Confidence: 74% · Peer-reviewed: yes

Main findings

A search of major app stores identified 2,740 apps; 16 were relevant after exclusions and 11 were suitable for critical review. The authors conclude that available mobile apps can efficiently replace traditional surgical case logbooks.

Outcomes measured

Availability and evaluation of surgical/procedural case logbook mobile applications
App characteristics (data size, cost)
App ratings/scores using preset criteria

Limitations

No health outcomes assessed; focus is on app availability/utility rather than EMF exposure or biological effects
Details of preset rating criteria and scoring results are not provided in the abstract
Specific app names for the top-rated apps are not shown in the abstract

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