Optimizing surgical efficiency: predicting case duration of common general surgery procedures using machine learning - Kwong, Michelle; Noorchenarboo, Mohammad; Grolinger, Katarina; Hawel, Jeff; Schlachta, Christopher M.; Elnahas, Ahmad (Surgical endoscopy, 2025)
Keywords: 2025 SAGES Oral; Abdomen; Abdominal Surgery; Accuracy; Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Appendectomy; Body mass index; Business metrics; Cholecystectomy; Colorectal surgery; Data integrity; Datasets; Elective Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data; Electronic Health Records; Feature selection; Female; Gastroenterology; Gastrointestinal surgery; Gynecology; Hepatectomy; Hepatology; Hernias; Humans; Liver; Machine Learning; Male; Mastectomy; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neural networks; Neural Networks, Computer; Operating Rooms - organization & administration; Operating Rooms - statistics & numerical data; Operative Time; Ostomy; Proctology; Python; Regression analysis; Statistical analysis; Structured Query Language-SQL; Surgery; Thyroidectomy; Variables; Variance analysis; Canada; General surgery; Elective surgery; Machine learning; Case duration prediction; Case scheduling