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AAP Grand Rounds 15:62-63 (2006)
© 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics

UNIFORM SERVICES/CRITICAL CARE

Use of Cell Phones in the Hospital

Source: Soto RG, Chu LF, Goldman JM, et al. Communication in critical care environments: mobile telephones improve patient care. Anesth Analg. 2006;102:535–541.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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To estimate the prevalence of cell phone interference with medical equipment and examine the impact of specific modes of communication on patient safety, these investigators from the University at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY; Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif; Harvard Medical School, Boston; and Yale University, New Haven, Conn, distributed surveys to the 7878 attendees at the 2003 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. The 5-question survey was used to assess modes of communication used in the operating room and/or intensive care unit, experience with communication delays, and medical errors. A total of 4018 surveys were completed and returned (51% response rate). Among respondents, 65% reported using pagers as their primary mode of communication, while 17.5% used cell phones (another 17.5% used overhead . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Mike Dubik, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA