Experienced Surgeons, Computers Equally Good at Predicting Risk

When it comes to predicting surgical risk, experienced surgeons and computer statistical models are on equal footing, according to an article in Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

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Researchers compared surgeon and statistical models for 30-day mortality, overall morbidity, surgical site infections and cardiac, thromboembolic, pulmonary and renal complications for nearly 1,800 general surgery patients seen between June 2010 and January 2012.

Read the full article on Becker’s Hospital Review.

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