Anesthesia Apps: Overview of Current Technology and Intelligent Search Techniques

Kraidin, Jonathan; Ginsberg, Steven H.; Solina, Alann

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2011.11.010

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“…Smartphones integrate a mass of technology including camera, touch‐screen display, wireless internet capability and audio/video media storage, along with a unique ability to run various downloadable applications (apps) [1]. The apps available to smartphone users are extremely diverse and are potentially only limited by the imagination of the developer and the capability of the smartphone’s software [3]. Apps vary in price, ranging from free applications up to thousands of pounds; however, regardless of the cost, once downloaded the app should be easily accessible and quick to use [4].…”

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“…Smartphones have grown in popularity amongst the medical community [1] and there are now thought to be more than 7000 documented smartphone health apps [5]. To date the use of smartphone apps has been documented in a range of specialties including dermatology [6], anaesthesiology [3], orthopaedic surgery [1], neurosurgery [7] plastic surgery [8], urology [9,10] and infectious diseases [11].…”

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Colorectal smartphone apps: opportunities and risks

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Colorectal smartphone apps: opportunities and risks

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“…Their use is popular, with 85 % of medical professionals using smartphones and 30-50 % reporting use of applications within their clinical practice [2, 3]. The range of smartphone applications available has been reported in various specialties, including orthopaedics [4], colorectal surgery [5], anaesthesia/pain medicine [6, 7], and microbiology [8]. However concerns regarding the lack of medical involvement in application design [5, 7, 8] and the reliability of application content [9, 10] have been raised.…”

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Radiology smartphone applications; current provision and cautions

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ObjectivesMedical smartphone applications are increasingly popular amongst doctors. However, the quality of their content is variable. We assessed contemporary radiology-related smartphone applications, focussing on the level of advertised medical involvement in application development.MethodsSix major application stores were searched between 18-30 June 2012 using the terms radiology, radiation, x-ray(s), computed tomography/CT, magnetic resonance imaging/MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, fluoroscopy and mammography/mammogram. Application ratings, cost and medical input in development were recorded.Results321 applications were identified. One hundred fifty-eight were "teaching" and 96 “reference”. Three of the 29 DICOM viewing applications had FDA approval for primary diagnosis, while 62 % stated they should not be used for primary diagnosis; 24 % of applications stated named medical professional involvement, 12 % had unnamed medical involvement and 4 % acknowledged guidelines or papers; 42 % did not disclose authorship.ConclusionsA large variety of radiology-related smartphone applications are available with many potential benefits. Advertised medical involvement in application design is variable, making assessment of their accuracy difficult prior to purchase. Additional measures are required to ensure the accuracy of such applications. The limitations of image interpretation using smartphones are a major drawback of DICOM viewing applications. Further research into the accuracy of primary diagnosis using such applications is needed.Main Messages• A large variety of radiology smartphone applications are available with many potential benefits• Variable medical involvement in application design limits assessment of accuracy before purchase• Limitations of image interpretation using smartphones are a drawback of DICOM viewing applications• Further work on the accuracy of primary diagnosis using these DICOM viewing applications is needed

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“…Apps providing information and advice on medications (79%) are most popular [7]. Their popularity in various specialties has been reported [6][7][8][9][10][11], including reviews on available apps in anaesthesia [8] and infectious diseases [11].…”

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Smartphone apps in microbiology—is better regulation required?

Visvanathan

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Brady

2012

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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Increasing diversity of available medical applications (apps) has led to their widespread use in healthcare delivery. However, app involvement in diagnosis and patient management has raised concerns, specifically regarding accuracy and reliability of content. Here, we report on the contemporary range of microbiology-themed apps and prevalence of medical professional involvement in app development. Of 94 microbiology-themed apps identified, only 34% had stated medical professional involvement. The lack of such involvement in app design is concerning and undermines consumers' ability to be informed regarding quality of content. We propose that increased regulatory measures are introduced to safeguard patient welfare.

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Anesthesia Apps: Overview of Current Technology and Intelligent Search Techniques

Cited by 14 publications

References 10 publications

Colorectal smartphone apps: opportunities and risks

Colorectal smartphone apps: opportunities and risks

Radiology smartphone applications; current provision and cautions

Smartphone apps in microbiology—is better regulation required?

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