Supporting SURgery with GEriatric Co-Management and AI (SURGE-Ahead): A study protocol for the development of a digital geriatrician.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Geriatric co-management is known to improve treatment of older adults in various clinical settings, however, widespread application of the concept is limited due to restricted resources. Digitalization may offer options to overcome these shortages by providing structured, relevant information and decision support tools for medical professionals. We present the SURGE-Ahead project (Supporting SURgery with GEriatric co-management and Artificial Intelligence) addressing this challenge.

Authors

  • Christoph Leinert
    Institute for Geriatric Research at AGAPLESION Bethesda Ulm, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
  • Marina Fotteler
    DigiHealth Institute, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany.
  • Thomas Derya Kocar
    Institute for Geriatric Research at AGAPLESION Bethesda Ulm, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
  • Dhayana Dallmeier
    Institute for Geriatric Research at AGAPLESION Bethesda Ulm, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
  • Hans A Kestler
    Institute of Medical Systems Biology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany. hans.kestler@uni-ulm.de.
  • Dennis Wolf
    Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
  • Florian Gebhard
    Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Ulm University, Germany.
  • Adriane Uihlein
    Department for Orthopedic Trauma, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
  • Florian Steger
    Institute of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
  • Reinhold Kilian
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatry II, Section of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Ulm University, Guenzburg, Germany.
  • Annabel S Mueller-Stierlin
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatry II, Section of Health Economics and Health Services Research, Ulm University, Guenzburg, Germany.
  • Christoph W Michalski
    Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany.
  • Andre Mihaljevic
    Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland.
  • Christian Bolenz
    Department of Urology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
  • Friedemann Zengerling
    Department of Urology, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany.
  • Elena Leinert
    Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany.
  • Sabine Schütze
    Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany.
  • Thomas K Hoffmann
  • Graziano Onder
    Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-metabolic Diseases and Aging, Instituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
  • Karen Andersen-Ranberg
    Geriatric Research Unit, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
  • Desmond O'Neill
    Centre for Ageing, Neuroscience and the Humanities, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Martin Wehling
    Working Group FORTA, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
  • Johannes Schobel
    DigiHealth Institute, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany.
  • Walter Swoboda
    DigiHealth Institute, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany.
  • Michael Denkinger
    Institute for Geriatric Research at AGAPLESION Bethesda Ulm, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.