RT Book, Section A1 El Hechi, Majed W. A1 Eddine, Samer A. Nour A1 Kaafarani, Haytham M.A. A2 Hashimoto, MD, MS, Daniel A. A2 Meireles, MD, Ozanan R. A2 Rosman, PhD, Guy SR Print(0) ID 1180350374 T1 Preoperative Risk Stratification T2 Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: Understanding the Role of AI in Surgical Practice YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260452730 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180350374 RD 2024/04/23 AB HIGHLIGHTSPreoperative risk stratification allows surgeons to set patient and family expectations for postoperative outcomes.Artificial intelligence (AI) allows risk stratification calculators to accurately capture the complex interactions of preoperative risk factors in surgical patients.Newly developed preoperative risk calculators use different technologies within AI, each with its own unique set of capabilities.Although AI improves the accuracy of preoperative risk stratification, surgeons should remain aware of the technology’s limitations and pitfalls.