神经外科手术中使用智能手机？绝对可以用应用程序！
Smartphone use in neurosurgery? APP-solutely!
作者信息
Zaki Michael, Drazin Doniel
机构信息
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, West Hollywood, USA.
出版信息
Surg Neurol Int. 2014 Jul 24;5:113. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.137534. eCollection 2014.
BACKGROUND
A number of smartphone medical apps have recently emerged that may be helpful for the neurosurgical patient, practitioner, and trainee. This study aims to review the current neurosurgery-focused apps available for the iPhone, iPad, and Android platforms as of December 2013.
METHODS
Two of the most popular smartphone app stores (Apple Store and Android Google Play Store) were surveyed for neurosurgery-focused apps in December 2013. Search results were categorized based on their description page. Data were collected on price, rating, app release date, target audience, and medical professional involvement in app design. A review of the top apps in each category was performed.
RESULTS
The search resulted in 111 unique apps, divided into these 7 categories: 16 (14%) clinical tools, 17 (15%) conference adjunct, 27 (24%) education, 18 (16%) literature, 15 (14%) marketing, 10 (9%) patient information, and 8 (7%) reference. The average cost of paid apps was $23.06 (range: $0.99-89.99). Out of the 111 apps, 71 (64%) were free, 48 (43%) had reviews, and 14 (13%) had more than 10 reviews. Seventy-three (66%) apps showed evidence of medical professional involvement. The number of apps being released every year has been increasing since 2009.
CONCLUSIONS
There are a number of neurosurgery-themed apps available to all audiences. There was a lack of patient information apps for nonspinal procedures. Most apps did not have enough reviews to evaluate their quality. There was also a lack of oversight to validate the accuracy of medical information provided in these apps.
背景
近期出现了一些智能手机医学应用程序，可能对神经外科患者、从业者和实习生有所帮助。本研究旨在回顾截至2013年12月可用于iPhone、iPad和安卓平台的当前以神经外科为重点的应用程序。
方法
2013年12月，对两个最受欢迎的智能手机应用商店（苹果应用商店和安卓谷歌应用商店）进行了以神经外科为重点的应用程序调查。搜索结果根据其描述页面进行分类。收集了价格、评分、应用发布日期、目标受众以及医学专业人员参与应用设计等数据。对每个类别中的顶级应用程序进行了回顾。
结果
搜索结果为111个独特的应用程序，分为以下7个类别：16个（14%）临床工具、17个（15%）会议辅助、27个（24%）教育、18个（16%）文献、15个（14%）营销、10个（9%）患者信息和8个（7%）参考。付费应用程序的平均成本为23.06美元（范围：0.99 - 89.99美元）。在111个应用程序中，71个（64%）是免费的，48个（43%）有评论，14个（13%）有超过10条评论。73个（66%）应用程序显示有医学专业人员参与的证据。自2009年以来，每年发布的应用程序数量一直在增加。
结论
有许多面向所有受众的神经外科主题应用程序。缺乏针对非脊柱手术的患者信息应用程序。大多数应用程序没有足够的评论来评估其质量。此外，也缺乏对这些应用程序中提供的医学信息准确性进行验证的监督。
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