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Smartphone applications (apps) in general surgical practice: An insight into their reliability and usefulness

Genel cerrahi pratiğinde akıllı telefon uygulamaları (apps): Güvenilirlikleri ve kullanışlılıkları üzerine bir çalışma

Pages
86–94
Publication Date
2022-11-02
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Conclusion: The role of smartphone apps in surgery and surgical training appears highly promising and using apps with high credibility and utility will provide dependable and updated information for the surgeons and trainees.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: In today’s day and age with the advent of smartphones along with the handy apps available for download, there is increasing opportunities for surgeons to integrate such technology into clinical practice with great ease.
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Key Findings & Data:Using predefined cutoff criteria, (rating >3 and reviews >30), 48 of the apps were assessed finally for their utility and credibility.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: The role of smartphone apps in surgery and surgical training appears highly promising and using apps with high credibility and utility will provide dependable and updated information for the surgeons and trainees.
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Objective: In today’s day and age with the advent of smartphones along with the handy apps available for download, there is increasing opportunities for surgeons to integrate such technology into clinical practice with great ease. This study aims to provide a systematic classification of apps in order to provide dependable data for choosing the right app by both surgeons and trainees. Material and Methods: A series of methodical searches were carried out on “Google Play Store” and “Apple’s App Store” with pre-decided keywords. The results were then sorted and segregated into relevant categories like core surgery, apps related to surgical practice, patient utility apps and other surgical branches. Thereafter, the apps that met with our cut-offs, were assessed for their credibility and utility, based on predefined parameters. Results: There were a lot of variations in between the categories we segregated the apps into. Using predefined cutoff criteria, (rating >3 and reviews >30), 48 of the apps were assessed finally for their utility and credibility. Out of these 48 apps, 42 were on android platform while the remaining 6 were on iOS. Ten apps were found to be having high credibility and 15 apps have high utility. Conclusion: The role of smartphone apps in surgery and surgical training appears highly promising and using apps with high credibility and utility will provide dependable and updated information for the surgeons and trainees.

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Giriş ve Amaç: Akıllı telefonların icadı ve bu telefonlarda kullanılabilen indirmeye hazır faydalı uygulamalar ile birlikte bu çağımızda cerrahlar, bu tür teknolojileri kolaylıkla cerrahi pratiklerine entegre etmek için her geçen gün daha çok fırsat ile karşılaşmaktadır. Bu çalışma, hem cerrahlar hem de cerrah adaylarının doğru uygulamayı seçmesi için güvenilir veriler sağlamak adına uygulamalar için sistematik bir sınıflama sunmayı amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Önceden karar verilen anahtar kelimeler kullanılarak “Google Play Store” ve “Apple App Store” üzerinde bir dizi metodolojik araştırma yapıldı. Daha sonra sonuçlar, ilgili kategorilere ayrıldı: ana cerrahi branşlar, cerrahi pratik ile ilgili uygulamalar, hastaların fayda sağlayacapı uygulamalar ve diğer cerrahi branşlar. Daha sonra, eşik değerlerimiz ile uyuşan uygulamalar, önceden belirlenmiş parametreler doğrultusunda güvenilirlikleri ve kullanışlılıkları açısından değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Uygulamaları ayırdığımız kategoriler arasında çok fazla varyasyon vardı. Önceden belirlenmiş eşik kriterlerini kullanarak (derecelendirme >3 and değerlendirme >30), kullanışlılığı ve güvenilirliği için 48 uygulama değerlendirildi. Bu 48 uygulamadan 42’si android platformdayken 6’sı İOS platformundaydı. On uygulamanın yüksek güvenilirliği ve 15 uygulamanın yüksek kullanışlılığı olduğu bulundu. Sonuç: Cerrahide ve cerrahi eğitiminde akıllı telefonların rolü yüksek oranda ümit verici gözükmekte ve yüksek güvenilirliğe ve kullanışlılığa sahip uygulamaların kullanılması hem cerrahlara hem de cerrah adaylarına güvenilir ve güncellenmiş bilgiler sağlamaktadır.

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SINHA, A., KHAN, W. F., GUPTA, S. V., AGRAWAL, P. (2022). Smartphone applications (apps) in general surgical practice: An insight into their reliability and usefulness. Turkish Journal of Surgery, Cilt: 38 - Sayı: 1, 86–94. https://ajindex.com/articles/614226

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