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    Clinical adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in surgery is hindered by inadequate validation of surgical video analysis. This study identifies common validation pitfalls and offers best practices for more rigorous AI algorithm evaluation in surgery.

    Area of Science:

    • Surgical Data Science
    • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
    • Medical Imaging Analysis

    Background:

    • Clinical adoption of AI in surgery is limited, partly due to inadequate validation methods.
    • Current validation practices for AI in surgical video analysis often overlook temporal and hierarchical data structures, leading to unreliable results.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To identify and catalog validation pitfalls in AI-based surgical video analysis.
    • To propose a framework of best practices for rigorous validation of surgical AI algorithms.

    Main Methods:

    • A multi-stage Delphi process involving 92 international experts to identify validation pitfalls.
    • Systematic review of surgical AI literature to assess the prevalence of identified pitfalls.
    • Empirical experiments on real surgical video datasets to demonstrate the impact of validation pitfalls.

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    Main Results:

    • A comprehensive catalog of validation pitfalls across data, metrics, and reporting was established.
    • A systematic review confirmed widespread use of flawed validation practices in surgical AI research.
    • Experiments showed that ignoring temporal and hierarchical structures can lead to understated uncertainty and altered algorithm performance.

    Conclusions:

    • Addressing identified validation pitfalls is crucial for improving the reliability of AI in surgical video analysis.
    • The proposed framework and best practices can guide more rigorous validation, benchmarking, and clinical translation of surgical AI.
    • This work aims to enhance the trustworthiness and clinical utility of AI tools in surgery.