Performance of ChatGPT versus spine surgeons as an emergency department spine call consultant.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are increasingly being recognized as credible tools for use across diverse healthcare settings. While artificial intelligence (AI) use has previously been evaluated in emergency medicine, its use in subspecialty care - particularly spine surgery - remains underexplored. This study evaluates the clinical accuracy, management appropriateness, completeness, helpfulness, and overall quality of ChatGPT responses compared to those of board-certified, spine surgeons in response to common emergency department (ED) consultations.

Methods

A 7-part questionnaire was developed based on common ED spine consultations (eg, Cauda Equina Syndrome, compression fracture in elderly patients, purulent drainage from surgical wound, acute lumbar

SUBMITTER: Taka TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12811425 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature