The Application of Wearable Technology in Surgery: Ensuring the Positive Impact of the Wearable Revolution on Surgical Patients

Frontiers in Surgery

Jesse Alan Slade Shantz¹ 

关键词: wearable technology;    wearable devices;    augmented reality;    outcome assessment (health care);    surgery;    computer-assisted;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsurg.2014.00039

学科分类：外科医学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Wearable technology has become an important trend in consumer electronics in the past year. The miniaturization and mass production of myriad sensors have made possible the integration of sensors and output devices in wearable platforms. Despite the consumer focus of the wearable revolution some surgical applications are being developed. These fall into augmentative, assistive, and assessment functions and primarily layer onto current surgical workflows. Some challenges to the adoption of wearable technologies are discussed and a conceptual framework for understanding the potential of wearable technology to revolutionize surgical practice are presented.

【 授权许可】

CC BY