An international consensus panel on the potential value of Digital Surgery.
Jamie ErskinePayam AbrishamiJean-Christophe BernhardRichard CharterRichard CulbertsonJo Carol HiattAtaru IgarashiGretchen Purcell JacksonMatthew LienGuy MaddernJoseph Soon Yau NgAnita PatelKoon Ho RhaPrasanna SooriakumaranScott TackettGiuseppe TurchettiAnastasia ChalkidouPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Potential benefits of digital technologies in surgery include reducing unwarranted variation in surgical practice, increasing access to surgery and reducing health inequalities. Assessments to consider the value of the entire surgical ecosystem holistically are critical, especially as many digital technologies are likely to interact simultaneously in the operating theatre.