An AI pipeline effectively categorizes patient-submitted ostomy photos, improving triage efficiency.

• 43.9% of 538 images were deemed to have obstructed views, while 5.6% were healthy.
• The best model, Clip-ViT, achieved an impressive area under the curve of 0.99 and precision of 0.87.

This technology has potential to streamline post-operative care by prioritizing cases requiring in-person assessment.

• Further prospective validation is necessary to fully integrate AI into clinical workflows.