title: Radio frequency identification systems technology in the surgical setting.
abstract: Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that will have a profound impact on medicine and the operating room of the future. The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to this exciting technology and a description of the problems in the perioperative environment that RFID might address to improve safety and increase productivity. Although RFID is still a nascent technology, applications are likely to become much more visible in patient care and treatment areas and will raise questions for practitioners. We also address both the current limitations and what appear to be reasonable near-future possibilities.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. pnagy@umm.edu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caban
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Reuben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mezrich
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D011846:Radio Waves; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods