An Artificial Intelligence Driven Approach to Optimize Patient Selection for a Transitional Pain Service

You may be eligible if

• Patients may take part in this study if they:
• Are 18 years or older
• Are having a planned (elective) surgery at UCSF
• Are identified as higher risk for chronic pain after surgery by a computer model
• Agree to join the study and sign consent
• Patients cannot take part if they:
• Have too much missing information in their medical record (more than 75%)
• Have a surgery scheduled less than 21 days away
• Have serious memory or thinking problems that make participation difficult
• Are in another clinical study that would interfere with this one
• Do not live in California
• Choose not to participate or sign consent
• Have severe depression with suicidal thoughts that requires urgent care
• Are pregnant or breastfeeding
• A patient who has already joined may be removed from the study if they:
• Cannot complete most of the scheduled follow-up phone calls or pre-surgery recommendations (up to 6 months after discharge)
• Pass away between the surgery booking date and 6 months after leaving the hospital
• Become pregnant in the 6 months after discharge
• Patients may remain enrolled but their data may not be used in the main study results if they experience:
• A long-lasting infection after surgery
• Hardware problems related to their surgery (for example, issues with implanted devices)
• A major injury or life event that affects their pain levels, such as a significant fall or an emergency surgery
• Difficulty completing the planned follow-up phone calls up to 6 months after discharge