Table 2.
Technology use | Residents (n=51), n (%) | Fellows (n=29), n (%) | All trainees (n=80), n (%) | |
Devices used for anesthesia | ||||
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Macbook | 34 (67) | 17 (59) | 51 (64) |
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iPhone or iPod | 31 (61) | 15 (52) | 46 (58) |
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iPad | 22 (43) | 13 (45) | 35 (44) |
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Windows computer | 16 (31) | 13 (45) | 29 (36) |
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Android phone | 8 (16) | 5 (17) | 13 (16) |
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Android tablet | 2 (4) | 2 (7) | 4 (5) |
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Other devices | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
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No device | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Purposes for device use | ||||
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Find drug information | 47 (92) | 27 (93) | 74 (93) |
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Find practice guidelines | 42 (82) | 27 (93) | 69 (86) |
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Point of care information | 45 (88) | 24 (83) | 69 (86) |
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Cloud-based collaborative storage | 43 (84) | 24 (83) | 67 (84) |
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Retrieve journal articles | 37 (73) | 28 (97) | 65 (81) |
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Read journal articles | 37 (73) | 27 (93) | 64 (80) |
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Clinical calculations | 40 (78) | 24 (83) | 64 (80) |
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Call schedule via Excel sheet | 42 (82) | 22 (76) | 64 (80) |
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Call schedule via device calendar | 35 (69) | 24 (83) | 59 (74) |
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37 (73) | 22 (76) | 59 (74) | |
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Checked online evaluation system | 37 (73) | 13 (45) | 50 (63) |
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Take notes | 34 (67) | 15 (52) | 49 (61) |
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Time-off manager | 25 (49) | 1 (3) | 26 (33) |
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12 (24) | 5 (17) | 17 (21) | |
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Blackboard course portal | 8 (16) | 1 (3) | 9 (11) |
Frequency of device use for medical purposes | ||||
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More than once per day | 39 (77) | 22 (76) | 61 (76) |
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Once per day | 7 (14) | 5 (17) | 12 (15) |
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Several times a week | 5 (10) | 2 (7) | 7 (9) |
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Less than several times a week | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Number of medical apps on devices | ||||
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0 | 10 (20) | 0 (0) | 10 (13) |
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1-5 | 27 (53) | 15 (52) | 42 (53) |
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6-10 | 12 (24) | 12 (41) | 24 (30) |
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11-20 | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
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21-30 | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) |
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31-50 | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (1) |
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>50 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |