First deployment of artificial intelligence recommendations in orthopedic surgery

Abstract

Scant research has delved into the non-clinical facets of artificial intelligence (AI), concentrating on leveraging data to enhance the efficiency of healthcare systems and operating rooms. Notably, there is a gap in the literature regarding the implementation and outcomes of AI solutions. The absence of published results demonstrating the practical application and effectiveness of AI in domains beyond clinical settings, particularly in the field of surgery, served as the impetus for our undertaking in this area. Within the realm of non-clinical strategies aimed at enhancing operating room efficiency, we characterize OR efficiency as the capacity to successfully perform four uncomplicated arthroplasty surgeries within an 8-h timeframe. This Community Case Study addresses this gap by presenting the results of incorporating AI recommendations at our clinical institute on 228 patient arthroplasty surgeries. The implementation of a prescriptive analytics system (PAS), utilizing supervised machine learning techniques, led to a significant improvement in the overall efficiency of the operating room, increasing it from 39 to 93%. This noteworthy achievement highlights the impact of AI in optimizing surgery workflows.