Predictive accuracy of surgeon gestalt for adverse postoperative outcomes: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Risk assessment plays an important role in surgical decision-making. To estimate complication risk, many surgeons rely on gestalt, a mental process that involves integrating a range of clinical information. Others utilize dedicated risk scoring tools, which offer more standardized assessments. The aims of this systematic review were to explore the current evidence on the predictive value of gestalt for adverse postoperative events and to compare gestalt prediction with various scoring tools.

Methods

This systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines and the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy. MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, ClinicalTrials.gov, ACM digital library, and IEEE Xplore databases were searched. Studies co

SUBMITTER: Yang JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12663761 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature