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Review
. 2024 Aug;54(8):964-971.
doi: 10.1007/s00595-024-02800-6. Epub 2024 Feb 29.

ChatGPT in surgery: a revolutionary innovation?

Mustafa Bektaş  1 , Jaime Ken Pereira  2 , Freek Daams  3 , Donald L van der Peet  3
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ChatGPT in surgery: a revolutionary innovation?

Mustafa Bektaş et al. Surg Today. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

ChatGPT has brought about a new era of digital health, as this model has become prominent and been rapidly developing since its release. ChatGPT may be able to facilitate improvements in surgery as well; however, the influence of ChatGPT on surgery is largely unknown at present. Therefore, the present study reports on the current applications of ChatGPT in the field of surgery, evaluating its workflow, practical implementations, limitations, and future perspectives. A literature search was performed using the PubMed and Embase databases. The initial search was performed from its inception until July 2023. This study revealed that ChatGPT has promising capabilities in areas of surgical research, education, training, and practice. In daily practice, surgeons and surgical residents can be aided in performing logistics and administrative tasks, and patients can be more efficiently informed about the details of their condition. However, priority should be given to establishing proper policies and protocols to ensure the safe and reliable use of this model.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence; ChatGPT; Surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Mustafa Bektaş, Mr. Jaime Ken Pereira, Dr. Freek Daams, and Professor Donald L. van der Peet have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to declare.

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Workflow process of ChatGPT
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