Perception and Awareness of Surgical Professionals about Potential Role of Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: A Survey Analysis

Authors

  • Ahmad Naeem Akhtar Assistant professor PGMI/ AMC/ LGH Lahore.
  • Hamza Azhar Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Talha Asad Services institute of medical science, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Talat Waseem Shalamar Hospital, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48111/2021.02.02

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence, AI, Machine Learning, Surgery, Neural Networks, Survey

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Artificial intelligence is defined as the ability of a machine to think like a human being. Since the advent of AI, there has been a major change in the medical and surgical fields. This study aims to investigate the perception and awareness of medical professionals about the role of AI in surgical fields.

METHODS: A questionnaire was prepared on google forms and medical professionals interested in surgery were approached to take part in this survey. The data was collected after the approval of the ethical committee of the institute and the analysis of the data was done using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: 197 individuals took part in this survey. Most of the participants were not familiar with the AI-based concepts. Only a limited number of participants were involved in surgical AI projects. According to the results of this survey, general acceptability towards the integration of AI in surgical practices was observed. There was a mixed opinion regarding the application of AI in surgery among medical professionals. 

CONCLUSION: The perception about Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing and the acceptability towards integration of AI in surgical practice is increasing.  

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2021-06-30

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Original Research: Survey Study

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Perception and Awareness of Surgical Professionals about Potential Role of Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: A Survey Analysis. (2021). Archives of Surgical Research, 2(2), 3-7. https://doi.org/10.48111/2021.02.02