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040			_aOvid MEDLINE(R)
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245			_aUse of a Smartphone Application for Spine Surgery Improves Patient Adherence with Preoperative Instructions and Decreases Last-minute Surgery Cancellations.
251			_aCureus. 11(3):e4192, 2019 Mar 06.
252			_aCureus. 11(3):e4192, 2019 Mar 06.
253			_aCureus
260			_c2019
260			_fFY2019
265			_sepublish
266			_d2019-06-21
520			_aBACKGROUND: Smartphone applications (apps) are being increasingly utilized in the health care arena to improve patient care and outcomes.
520			_aCONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate the ability of a smartphone application to improve patient adherence with preoperative instructions and decrease last-minute surgery cancellations.
520			_aMETHODS: Patients undergoing spine surgery were prospectively accrued. Smartphone app users were compared to non-app users. Patient adherence with preoperative instructions as well as last-minute surgery cancellations were analyzed.
520			_aOBJECTIVE: To further demonstrate the ability of a smartphone app to improve patient compliance with preoperative instructions and to decrease the number of last-minute surgery cancellations.
520			_aRESULTS: All 85 app users adhered to preoperative instructions according to the acknowledgements sent to the web portal, and there were no cancelled surgeries. Among the 89 non-app users, there were five cancelled surgeries (5.6%).
546			_aEnglish
650			_aIN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
651			_aMedStar Washington Hospital Center
656			_aNeurosurgery
657			_aJournal Article
700			_aFayed, Islam
790			_aFayed I, Henault S, Kalantar B, Stewart JJ, Voyadzis JM
856			_uhttps://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4192 _zhttps://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4192
942			_cART _dArticle
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