AI vs. anesthesiologist: who assesses surgery risk better?
NCT ID NCT07364942
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an artificial intelligence system can assess risks before surgery as well as anesthesiologists do. Researchers compared the AI's risk ratings to those of doctors for 500 adults scheduled for elective surgery. The goal was to see if AI could be a helpful tool in planning safer anesthesia and surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI can reliably help doctors assess surgical risks, potentially making preoperative evaluations faster and more consistent.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The AI may not match anesthesiologist judgment in all cases, and findings may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population consists of adult patients aged 18 years and older who were scheduled for elective surgical procedures and underwent routine preoperative evaluation at a tertiary care university hospital. Preoperative risk assessments performed by anesthesiologists were compared with artificial intelligence-based risk assessments using the same clinical data.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * \- Adult patients aged 18 years and older * Patients scheduled for elective surgery under anesthesia * Patients who underwent routine preoperative evaluation * Availability of complete preoperative clinical data required for both anesthesiologist and artificial intelligence-based assessment Exclusion Criteria: * \- Patients younger than 18 years * Emergency surgery cases * Patients with incomplete or missing preoperative clinical data * Patients who declined participation or whose data could not be evaluated
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Trabzon Faculty of Medicine, Kanuni Training and Research Hospital,
Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey (Türkiye)
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