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In this episode, Tom Varghese, MD, FACS, is joined by Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACS, and Vahe Panossian, MD, from the Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. They discuss the recent article by Drs Kaafarani and Panossian, “Validation of Artificial Intelligence-Based POTTER Calculator in Emergency General Surgery Patients Undergoing Laparotomy: Prospective, Bi-Institutional Study.” This study found that POTTER accurately predicts mortality and postoperative complication, and the superior accuracy, user-friendliness, and interpretability of POTTER make it a useful bedside tool for preoperative counseling.
Disclosure Information: Drs Varghese and Panossian have nothing to disclose. Dr Kaafarani receives honoraria payments from UpToDate. The POTTER calculator is available online for free, and Dr Kaafarani has not been compensated for the development or ongoing use of the calculator.
Panossian, Vahe S MD; Argandykov, Dias MD; Arnold, Suzanne C MD; Gebran, Anthony MD; Paranjape, Charudutt N MD, FACS; Hwabejire, John O MD, MPH, FACS; DeWane, Michael P MD; Velmahos, George C MD, PhD, FACS; Kaafarani, Haytham MA MD, MPH, FACS; for the POTTER Validation Group. Validation of Artificial Intelligence-Based POTTER Calculator in Emergency General Surgery Patients Undergoing Laparotomy: Prospective, Bi-Institutional Study. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 240(3):p 254-262, March 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001234
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In this episode, Tom Varghese, MD, FACS, is joined by Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACS, and Vahe Panossian, MD, from the Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. They discuss the recent article by Drs Kaafarani and Panossian, “Validation of Artificial Intelligence-Based POTTER Calculator in Emergency General Surgery Patients Undergoing Laparotomy: Prospective, Bi-Institutional Study.” This study found that POTTER accurately predicts mortality and postoperative complication, and the superior accuracy, user-friendliness, and interpretability of POTTER make it a useful bedside tool for preoperative counseling.
Disclosure Information: Drs Varghese and Panossian have nothing to disclose. Dr Kaafarani receives honoraria payments from UpToDate. The POTTER calculator is available online for free, and Dr Kaafarani has not been compensated for the development or ongoing use of the calculator.
Panossian, Vahe S MD; Argandykov, Dias MD; Arnold, Suzanne C MD; Gebran, Anthony MD; Paranjape, Charudutt N MD, FACS; Hwabejire, John O MD, MPH, FACS; DeWane, Michael P MD; Velmahos, George C MD, PhD, FACS; Kaafarani, Haytham MA MD, MPH, FACS; for the POTTER Validation Group. Validation of Artificial Intelligence-Based POTTER Calculator in Emergency General Surgery Patients Undergoing Laparotomy: Prospective, Bi-Institutional Study. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 240(3):p 254-262, March 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001234

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