Predictive models & clinical scores in perioperative medicine

Predictive models & clinical scores are widely used by clinicians to assess patients who are waiting for surgery

• These tools are useful because they simplify complex problems

• However, they are not 100% accurate

• If a model/score gives the wrong answer, patients may be misdiagnosed or offered the wrong treatment

• If models/scores are wrong more often for particular groups, this could worsen health disparities