Abstract: How to Generate Patient Benefit with Surgical Data Science - Results of an International Delphi Process

Matthias Eisenmann, Minu Dietlinde Tizabi, Keno März, Lena Maier-Hein

Abstract: An increasing number of data-driven approaches and clinical applications have been studied in the fields of radiological and clinical data science, but translational success stories in surgery are still lacking as revealed by an international poll among experts in the field of Surgical Data Science (SDS) in 2019. To come up with a roadmap for faster clinical translation and exploitation of the full potential of SDS, we conducted a 4-round Delphi process [2] involving a consortium of 50 medical and technical experts from 51 institutions. Four areas essential for moving the field forward were identified.