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Data-driven decision support may benefit surgeon judgment

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Surgeons were more likely to recommend laparoscopic cholecystectomy (i.e., surgical removal of gallbladder) for patients with moderate acute cholecystitis (i.e., gallbladder inflammation) compared with severe cholecystitis (98% vs. 32%).

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In a September article of Frontiers in Digital Health, researchers—including Intelligent Critical Care Center (IC3) director Azra Bihorac and associate director for research Tyler Loftus—analyzed the decision-making of surgeons when confronted with patients who have severe, acute cholecystitis (i.e., inflammation of the gallbladder).

The study, “Personalized decision-making for acute cholecystitis: Understanding surgeon judgment,” found that “[t]reatment recommendations for a patient with severe cholecystitis were discordant with perceived risks and benefits of treatment options.” Therefore, the results “suggest opportunities to augment surgical decision-making with personalized, data-driven decision support.”

Read the Frontiers in Digital Health article here.