AI models predicted operative difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy with pooled discrimination of 0.848 in training and 0.818 in validation, with ensemble and multimodal models performing best.
By August 13, 2026, a systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies found AI models predicted laparoscopic cholecystectomy difficulty with pooled AUCs of 0.848 in training and 0.818 in validation, with ensemble models reaching 0.889 and 0.861. The review searched four databases to March 2, 2026 and used PROBAST and GRADE to assess bias and certainty.
- Impact 30%
- 49
- Evidence 25%
- 95
- Scale 20%
- 35
- Confidence 15%
- 87
- Recency 10%
- 89
Updated Aug 16, 2026 · TRV-2026-0787
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