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Editorial
. 2021 Apr;169(4):746-748.
doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.01.008. Epub 2021 Feb 16.

Bridging the artificial intelligence valley of death in surgical decision-making

Jeremy Balch  1 , Gilbert R Upchurch Jr  2 , Azra Bihorac  3 , Tyler J Loftus  4
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Editorial

Bridging the artificial intelligence valley of death in surgical decision-making

Jeremy Balch et al. Surgery. 2021 Apr.
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The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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To improve surgical care, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled decision-support must overcome mistrust, low-utility predictions, and clinical time constraints.
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