The information era has witnessed an unprecedented high speed of knowledge dissemination. Mobile learning based on smartphones is ubiquitous and commonly used. It has potential to revolutionize anesthesia education and medical practice. This article focusses on the domestic smartphone applications (APP) related to anesthesiology and has a detailed review including academic forums

anesthesia knowledge

common medical knowledge

anatomy

literature management

medical English and medicine application. In addition

the advantages and disadvantages of APP and mobile learning in continuing medical education are well discussed. We try to provide a reference for those who need to choose and use APP for their anesthesia continuing education.