Utilization of ChatGPT for Plastic Surgery Research: Friend or Foe?

On November 20, 2022, ChatGPT was made available to the general public free of charge. As a large language model (LLM), the software was able to process inquiries by users and generate text based on compiled datasets in a humanist manner. Due to the importance of research in the Plastic Surgery comm...

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Published in:Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery reconstructive & aesthetic surgery, 2023-05, Vol.80, p.145-147
Main Authors: Gupta, Rohun, Herzog, Isabel, Weisberger, Joseph, Chao, John, Chaiyasate, Kongkrit, Lee, Edward S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence
Education
Humans
Language
Plastic Surgery Procedures
Postoperative Care
Referral and Consultation
Surgery, Plastic
Systematic reviews
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Summary:On November 20, 2022, ChatGPT was made available to the general public free of charge. As a large language model (LLM), the software was able to process inquiries by users and generate text based on compiled datasets in a humanist manner. Due to the importance of research in the Plastic Surgery community, we set out to determine if ChatGPT could be utilized to produce novel systematic review ideas relevant to Plastic Surgery. Out of 80 systematic review ideas generated by ChatGPT, we found that the software was highly accurate in creating novel systematic review ideas. Beyond aiding in Plastic Surgery research, ChatGPT has the potential to be used for virtual consultations, pre-operative planning, patient education, and post-operative care for patients. ChatGPT may be a simple solution for the complex problems encountered in Plastic Surgery.
ISSN:1748-6815
1878-0539
DOI:10.1016/j.bjps.2023.03.004