Table 2.

Selected articles

Reference	Technology	Objective	Advantages	Limitations	Year
[27]	Tag RFID	Monitoring of medical equipment and drugs	Identification of the product item through batch, serial number, expiration date; a closed cabinet (Faraday cage) protects products from electronic interactions	Tested in a confined environment	2019
[28]	Tag RFID (13.56 MHz)	Reduction of medical errors in the operating room	Monitoring of instruments during the surgical operation	The RFID tags are not designed to be applied to small instruments and require further tests	2018
[2]	Tag NFC (13,56 Mhz)	Patient identification	Tracing of hospitalizations, care plans, prescriptions and drug administrations	High costs and need to be more tested	2018
[20]	RFID	Remote and real-time monitoring of vital signs	Warning signal to doctors or family members in an emergency	Bulky sensors with limited storage capacity; limited device battery	2018
[29]	RFID	Infection prevention and control	Blood pH detection to monitor the state of a wound	More studies needed to improve flexibility	2017
[30]	Passive Tag RFID (13.56 MHz)	Reduction of medical errors in the operating room	Identification of surgical gauze	Further clinical studies needed to confirm reliability and applicability	2017