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Use of ChatGPT in Urology and its Relevance in Clinical Practice: Is it useful?

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Title
Use of ChatGPT in Urology and its Relevance in Clinical Practice: Is it useful?
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International Brazilian Journal of Urology, April 2024
DOI 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2023.0570
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Antonio Vitor Nascimento Martinelli Braga, Noel Charlles Nunes, Emanoel Nascimento Santos, Maria Luiza Veiga, Ana Aparecida Nascimento Martinelli Braga, Glicia Estevam de Abreu, José de Bessa Júnior, Luis Henrique Braga, Andrew J. Kirsch, Ubirajara Barroso Júnior

Abstract

One of the many artificial intelligence based tools that has gained popularity is the Chat-Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT). Due to its popularity, incorrect information provided by ChatGPT will have an impact on patient misinformation. Furthermore, it may cause misconduct as ChatGPT can mislead physicians on the decision-making pathway. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy and reproducibility of ChatGPT answers regarding urological diagnoses. ChatGPT 3.5 version was used. The questions asked for the program involved Primary Megaureter (pMU), Enuresis and Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR). There were three queries for each topic. The queries were inserted twice, and both responses were recorded to examine the reproducibility of ChatGPT's answers. Afterwards, both answers were combined. Finally, those rwere evaluated qualitatively by a board of three specialists. A descriptive analysis was performed. ChatGPT simulated general knowledge on the researched topics. Regarding Enuresis, the provided definition was partially correct, as the generic response allowed for misinterpretation. For VUR, the response was considered appropriate. For pMU it was partially correct, lacking essential aspects of its definition such as the diameter of the dilatation of the ureter. Unnecessary exams were suggested, for Enuresis and pMU. Regarding the treatment of the conditions mentioned, it specified treatments for Enuresis that are ineffective, such as bladder training. Therefore, ChatGPT responses present a combination of accurate information, but also incomplete, ambiguous and, occasionally, misleading details.

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Unknown 7 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Unspecified 1 14%
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer 1 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 1 14%
Unknown 4 57%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Unspecified 1 14%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 14%
Psychology 1 14%
Unknown 4 57%
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#17,539,531
of 25,714,183 outputs
Outputs from International Brazilian Journal of Urology
#358
of 732 outputs
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#101,311
of 199,705 outputs
Outputs of similar age from International Brazilian Journal of Urology
#3
of 8 outputs
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