Enhancing Surgical Safety and Efficiency: Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-Analysis of Surgical Data Recorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, surgical data recorders that are comparable to flight data recorders, also known as black boxes in the aviation industry, have been developed to improve patient safety and performance in surgery. These devices allow for unique insights in the operating room by providing new data capture capabilities. No systematic review has been carried out to evaluate the areas of application of surgical data recorders to date.

Objective

This systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis aims to assess the aspects of the operating theater environment for which surgical data recorders are used and to make a preliminary assessment of the quantifiable data that can be collected, compared to traditional collection methods.

Methods

This systematic review followed th

SUBMITTER: Siegel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303543 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature