Surgical procedure logging with use of a hand-held computer.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of incorporating hand-held computing technology in a surgical residency program, by means of hand-held devices for surgical procedure logging linked through the Internet to a central database. SETTING: Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto.

Authors

Fischer S; Lapinsky SE; Weshler J; Howard F; Rotstein LE; Cohen Z; Stewart TE

Journal

Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 345–350

Publication Date

October 2002

ISSN

0008-428X

Associated Experts

Thomas Stewart

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 3202 Clinical sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Attitude to Computers Computer User Training Computers, Handheld Data Collection Databases as Topic Education, Medical, Graduate General Surgery Humans Internet