Health care-related apps provide valuable facts and have added a new dimension to knowledge sharing. The purpose of this\nstudy is to understand the pattern of utilization of mobile apps specifically created for anesthesia providers. Smartphone app\nstores were searched, and a survey was sent to 416 anesthesia providers at 136 anesthesiology residency programs querying\nspecific facets of application use. Among respondents, 11.4% never used, 12.4% used less than once per month, 6.0% used once\nper month, 12.1% used 2-3 times per month, 13.6% used once per week, 21% used 2-3 times per week, and 23.5% used daily.\nDosage/pharmaceutical apps were rated the highest as most useful. 24.6% of the participants would pay less than $2.00, 25.1%\nwould pay $5.00, 30.3% would pay $5ââ?¬â??$10.00, 9.6% would pay $10ââ?¬â??$25.00, 5.1% would pay $25ââ?¬â??$50.00, and 5.1% would pay\nmore than $50.00 if an app saves 5ââ?¬â??10 minutes per day or 30 minutes/week. The use of mobile phone apps is not limited to\nreiterating information from textbooks but provides opportunities to further the ever-changing field of anesthesiology. Our\nsurvey illustrates the convenience of apps for health care professionals. Providers must exercise caution when selecting apps to\nensure best evidence-based medicine.
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