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Qualitative Study of Surgeons Using a Wearable Personal Assistant in Surgeries and Ward Rounds

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In this paper, we report on the utility of a wearable personal assistant (WPA) for orthopedic surgeons in hospitals. A prototype of the WPA was developed on the Google Glass platform for supporting surgeons in three different scenarios: (1) touch-less interaction with medical images in surgery room, (2) tele-presence colleague consultation during surgeries, and (3) mobile access to the Electronic Patient Records (EPR) during ward rounds. We evaluated the system in a simulation facility of a hospital with two real orthopedic surgeons. The results of our study showed that while the WPA can be a viable solution for touch-less interaction with medical images and remote collaborations during surgeries, using the WPA in the ward rounds can have a negative impact on social interaction between surgeons and patients.

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We thank Sanne Jensen at the ITX hospital simulation facility as well as MD Ulrik Kaehler Olesen, Dept. of Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen. This work was supported by the EU Marie Curie Network iCareNet under grant number 264738.

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    Shahram Jalaliniya & Thomas Pederson

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Jalaliniya, S., Pederson, T. (2017). Qualitative Study of Surgeons Using a Wearable Personal Assistant in Surgeries and Ward Rounds. In: Giokas, K., Bokor, L., Hopfgartner, F. (eds) eHealth 360°. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 181. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_28

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