Impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre: a scoping review

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Autor(a) principal: Reis, Sara
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Marques, Rita D., Pontífice-Sousa, Patrícia
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/41862
Resumo: Background: Nowadays, mobile phones are an indispensable tool in multiple settings, particularly in the field of health care. Consequently, it is important to understand the impact of their use by health care professionals in the operating theatre – an environment that should be as ‘sterile’ as possible, to ensure patient safety. Purpose: To map the available scientific evidence on the impact of the multidisciplinary team’s use of personal mobile phones in the operating theatre. Methods: A scoping review was conducted, following the methodology recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute. The bibliographic search was carried out in the ‘PubMed’ and ‘Web of Science’ databases and on the ‘EBSCOhost’ platform, employing the selected DeCS/MeSH descriptors. Additionally, relevant grey literature was searched, using Google Scholar and the ‘Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal’ (RCAAP) portal. The resulting articles underwent a selection process, which consisted of reading the respective title, abstract and full text. The review included works published in Portuguese, English and Spanish, without establishing a specific publication time frame. Results: After applying the inclusion criteria, 15 articles were identified. The results were then organised, taking into account the inherent positive and negative aspects of using mobile phones in the context under study. The negative aspects included bacterial contamination of the devices and the occurrence of events that might distract the professionals. The positive aspects included the effectiveness of the devices to distract children and enable adequate care (e.g. during anaesthetic induction) and to improve professional knowledge and skills. Conclusion: When considering the impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre, we often focus on the positive aspects of that practice. Nevertheless, in 11 studies included in the present review, the reported negative effects were more significant than the positive ones. There is evidence that patient safety may be threatened in such situations, due to the risk of cross-infection and the potential for distraction of multidisciplinary team members.
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spelling Impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre: a scoping reviewCell phoneImpactMobile phoneOperating roomOperating theatreSmartphoneBackground: Nowadays, mobile phones are an indispensable tool in multiple settings, particularly in the field of health care. Consequently, it is important to understand the impact of their use by health care professionals in the operating theatre – an environment that should be as ‘sterile’ as possible, to ensure patient safety. Purpose: To map the available scientific evidence on the impact of the multidisciplinary team’s use of personal mobile phones in the operating theatre. Methods: A scoping review was conducted, following the methodology recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute. The bibliographic search was carried out in the ‘PubMed’ and ‘Web of Science’ databases and on the ‘EBSCOhost’ platform, employing the selected DeCS/MeSH descriptors. Additionally, relevant grey literature was searched, using Google Scholar and the ‘Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal’ (RCAAP) portal. The resulting articles underwent a selection process, which consisted of reading the respective title, abstract and full text. The review included works published in Portuguese, English and Spanish, without establishing a specific publication time frame. Results: After applying the inclusion criteria, 15 articles were identified. The results were then organised, taking into account the inherent positive and negative aspects of using mobile phones in the context under study. The negative aspects included bacterial contamination of the devices and the occurrence of events that might distract the professionals. The positive aspects included the effectiveness of the devices to distract children and enable adequate care (e.g. during anaesthetic induction) and to improve professional knowledge and skills. Conclusion: When considering the impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre, we often focus on the positive aspects of that practice. Nevertheless, in 11 studies included in the present review, the reported negative effects were more significant than the positive ones. There is evidence that patient safety may be threatened in such situations, due to the risk of cross-infection and the potential for distraction of multidisciplinary team members.Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaReis, SaraMarques, Rita D.Pontífice-Sousa, Patrícia2023-07-25T09:54:51Z20232023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/41862eng2209-108410.26550/2209-1092.124385164205111info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-08-01T23:52:40Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/41862Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:10:15.935072Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre: a scoping review
spellingShingle Impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre: a scoping review
Reis, Sara
Cell phone
Impact
Mobile phone
Operating room
Operating theatre
Smartphone
title_short Impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre: a scoping review
title_full Impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre: a scoping review
title_fullStr Impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre: a scoping review
title_full_unstemmed Impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre: a scoping review
title_sort Impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre: a scoping review
author Reis, Sara
author_facet Reis, Sara
Marques, Rita D.
Pontífice-Sousa, Patrícia
author_role author
author2 Marques, Rita D.
Pontífice-Sousa, Patrícia
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Reis, Sara
Marques, Rita D.
Pontífice-Sousa, Patrícia
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Cell phone
Impact
Mobile phone
Operating room
Operating theatre
Smartphone
topic Cell phone
Impact
Mobile phone
Operating room
Operating theatre
Smartphone
description Background: Nowadays, mobile phones are an indispensable tool in multiple settings, particularly in the field of health care. Consequently, it is important to understand the impact of their use by health care professionals in the operating theatre – an environment that should be as ‘sterile’ as possible, to ensure patient safety. Purpose: To map the available scientific evidence on the impact of the multidisciplinary team’s use of personal mobile phones in the operating theatre. Methods: A scoping review was conducted, following the methodology recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute. The bibliographic search was carried out in the ‘PubMed’ and ‘Web of Science’ databases and on the ‘EBSCOhost’ platform, employing the selected DeCS/MeSH descriptors. Additionally, relevant grey literature was searched, using Google Scholar and the ‘Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal’ (RCAAP) portal. The resulting articles underwent a selection process, which consisted of reading the respective title, abstract and full text. The review included works published in Portuguese, English and Spanish, without establishing a specific publication time frame. Results: After applying the inclusion criteria, 15 articles were identified. The results were then organised, taking into account the inherent positive and negative aspects of using mobile phones in the context under study. The negative aspects included bacterial contamination of the devices and the occurrence of events that might distract the professionals. The positive aspects included the effectiveness of the devices to distract children and enable adequate care (e.g. during anaesthetic induction) and to improve professional knowledge and skills. Conclusion: When considering the impact of using personal mobile phones in the operating theatre, we often focus on the positive aspects of that practice. Nevertheless, in 11 studies included in the present review, the reported negative effects were more significant than the positive ones. There is evidence that patient safety may be threatened in such situations, due to the risk of cross-infection and the potential for distraction of multidisciplinary team members.
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