Mobile applications in gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile applications can facilitate or improve gastrointestinal surgical care by benefiting patients, healthcare providers, or both. The extent to which applications are currently in use in gastrointestinal surgical care is largely unknown, as reported in literature. This systematic review was conducted to provide an overview of the available gastrointestinal surgical applications and evaluate their prospects for surgical care provision.

Methods

The PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched for articles up to October 6th 2022. Articles were considered eligible if they assessed or described mobile applications used in a gastrointestinal surgery setting for healthcare purposes. Two authors independently evaluated selected studies and extracted data for anal

SUBMITTER: van der Storm SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234873 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature