Evolving with technology: Machine learning as an opportunity for operating room nurses to improve surgical care-A commentary.

Aims: To describe machine learning applications in an operating room setting, raise awareness of the lack of nursing inclusion on machine learning algorithm development, and show how operating room nurses can co-create this new technology.

Background: Operating room nurses and managers perform anticipatory work on a daily basis to manage intrinsic and extrinsic factors that can cause surgical delays.

Evaluation: Recent literature on machine learning and its potential use in operating room settings was reviewed along with literature on the role of the nurse in co-creating novel technology.