When surgeons complete an operation, they often have to go away and immediately fill in records to upload to databases for programs that are tracking patient and disease outcomes to help current and future research and inform treatment decisions. Now thanks to a new smartphone app, ovarian cancer surgeons in British Columbia in Canada can enter and upload tumor data directly from the operating theatre. “As soon as the case is finished, I can pick up my iPhone and enter all of the vital information from the procedure we just performed,” gynaecological surgeon Dr Sarah Finlayson, who is an assistant professor in the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Medicine, told the press on Monday.
