Why the study?
Despite unprecedented interest in AI applications in medicine, an evaluation of the current state of AI in anesthesiology, future applications, and barriers to progress was needed.
Design
Expert workgroup report
Guides AI research priorities in anesthesiology; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Interest in the potential applications of artificial intelligence in medicine, anesthesiology, and the world at large has never been higher. The Anesthesia Research Council steering committee formed an anesthesiologist artificial intelligence expert workgroup charged with evaluating the current state of artificial intelligence in anesthesiology, providing examples of future artificial intelligence applications and identifying barriers to artificial intelligence progress. The workgroup's findings are summarized here, starting with a brief introduction to artificial intelligence for clinicians, followed by overviews of current and anticipated artificial intelligence-focused research and applications in anesthesiology. Anesthesiology's progress in artificial intelligence is compared to that of other medical specialties, and barriers to artificial intelligence development and implementation in our specialty are discussed. The workgroup's recommendations address stakeholders in policymaking, research, development, implementation, training, and use of artificial intelligence-based tools for perioperative care.
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