TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Handheld Computer for Surgeons Helper or Handicap
AU - , Stefan Farke AU - , Markus Sielaff AU - , Christian Franke AU - , Harald Goegler AU - , Frank Fischer 
JO  - Surgery Journal
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
SP  - 34
EP  - 38
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3211
DO  - sjour.2008.34.38
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sjour.2008.34.38
KW  - Documentation
KW  -PDA
KW  -handheld computer
KW  -surgery
KW  -handicap
KW  -helper
AB  - The demand for documentation is increasing. Modern information technology led to pocket size computers. Our aim was to develop an affordable system to improve documentation quality. Personal digital assistants with dictation function were tested and compared to digital dictation devices. Dictation was easier to learn with digital dictation devices than with PDAs. There were no significant compatibility problems with the hospital network. The use of PDAs may be a further step towards real time and complete documentation. In our setting the PDA showed little advantages for improvement of documentation and was less favoured by users.
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