Smartphone use habits of anesthesia providers during anesthetized patient care: a survey from Turkey

dc.contributor.authorPinar, Huseyin Ulas
dc.contributor.authorKaraca, Omer
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Rafi
dc.contributor.authorKonuk, Ummu Mine
dc.contributor.orcID0000-0003-0473-6763en_US
dc.contributor.orcID0000-0003-1933-2075en_US
dc.contributor.pubmedID27716076en_US
dc.contributor.researcherIDQ-2420-2015en_US
dc.contributor.researcherIDAAU-6923-2020en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-21T06:40:14Z
dc.date.available2019-06-21T06:40:14Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractBackground: Smartphones are used in many areas of anesthesia practice. However, recent editorial articles have expressed concerns about smartphone uses in the operating room for non-medical purposes. We performed a survey to learn about the smartphone use habits and views of Turkish anesthesia providers. Methods: A questionnaire consisting of 14 questions about smartphone use habits during anesthesia care was sent anesthesia providers. Results: In November-December 2015, a total of 955 participants answered our survey with 93.7 % of respondents responding that they used smartphones during the anesthetized patient care. Phone calls (65.4 %), messaging (46.4 %), social media (35.3 %), and surfing the internet (33.7 %) were the most common purposes. However, 96.7 % of respondents indicated that smartphones were either never or seldom used during critical stages of anesthesia. Most respondents (87.3 %) stated that they were never distracted because of smartphone use; however, 41 % had witnessed their collagues in such a situation at least once. Conclusions: According to the results of the survey, smartphones are used in the operating room often for non-medical purposes. Distraction remains a concern but evidence-based data on whether restrictions to smartphone use are required are not yet available.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1471-2253
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84990833551en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://bmcanesthesiol.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12871-016-0245-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/3660
dc.identifier.volume16en_US
dc.identifier.wos000385049100004en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1186/s12871-016-0245-7en_US
dc.relation.journalBMC ANESTHESIOLOGYen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectSmartphoneen_US
dc.subjectAnesthesiaen_US
dc.subjectAnesthesia providersen_US
dc.titleSmartphone use habits of anesthesia providers during anesthetized patient care: a survey from Turkeyen_US
dc.typearticleen_US

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