title: Integrating "big data" into surgical practice.
abstract: 'Big data' is the next frontier of medicine. We now have the ability to generate and analyze large quantities of healthcare data. Although interpreting and integrating this information into clinical practice poses many challenges, the potential benefits of personalized medicine are seemingly without limit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.
authors.forename: Brittany
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mathias
authors.affiliation: University of Florida Health and Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL.
authors.forename: Gigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lipori
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.
authors.forename: Lyle L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Moldawer
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL. Electronic address: Philip.Efron@surgery.ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Efron
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics; D057285:Precision Medicine; D013043:Specialties, Surgical; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical