Workflow efficiency pilot study of Surgery Viewer: A secure hands-free intraoperative multimedia interface for Google Glass™.

Background: The Google Glass™ heads-up-display system has been adopted by the medical field for applications such as image capture, live streaming and decision support.

Methods: We designed a custom application for Google Glass™ called Surgery Viewer to capture patient images and securely transfer them to the electronic medical record. Surgery Viewer was compared to a standard digital camera and an Apple iOS device using another image capture application.