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A Delphi consensus statement for digital surgery
- Source :
- npj Digital Medicine, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2022.
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Abstract
- Abstract The use of digital technology is increasing rapidly across surgical specialities, yet there is no consensus for the term ‘digital surgery’. This is critical as digital health technologies present technical, governance, and legal challenges which are unique to the surgeon and surgical patient. We aim to define the term digital surgery and the ethical issues surrounding its clinical application, and to identify barriers and research goals for future practice. 38 international experts, across the fields of surgery, AI, industry, law, ethics and policy, participated in a four-round Delphi exercise. Issues were generated by an expert panel and public panel through a scoping questionnaire around key themes identified from the literature and voted upon in two subsequent questionnaire rounds. Consensus was defined if >70% of the panel deemed the statement important and
- Subjects :
- Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23986352
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- npj Digital Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.13dd113b56794cc7a531bd4d4a9baa7e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00641-6