Administración sanitaria y seguridad del paciente en el área quirúrgica a través del uso del teléfono móvil

Objective: To describe the effects of mobile phone use on patient safety in the surgical area. Method: A systematic bibliographic review of the Web of Science, Scopus and PubMed databases was performed, with search strategy in English and Spanish using DeCS key terms and colloquial use. Result: Over 203 articles studied, 18 studies were valid for analysis, detecting a use of the mobile phone during clinical practice with multiple benefits for healthcare professionals and the patient, highlighting improvements in information, administration, organization, communication and patient safety, as well as distractions, unfavourable perception on the part of the patients and / or family members, the spread of pathogens and interference with electronic instruments as adverse effects associated with the use of mobile phone by health professionals with significant nurse presence. Conclusions: It is verified that the surgical team use the mobile phone during its clinical practice, as it will lead to clearly evident significant improvements in communication, resource management and information, as well as in patient safety. Possible adverse effects should be analyzed from a constructive critical perspective and with greater investigative depth.