Patient Education in Bariatric Surgery: Can Artificial Intelligence-Based Chatbots Bridge the Knowledge Gap?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global obesity epidemic challenges health systems, driving people to seek metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), especially laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Many MBS centers have limited resources for patient education, creating knowledge gaps that lead patients to search online. AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, can provide reliable medical information, though concerns about accuracy and completeness remain.

Methods

The study involved four fellowship-trained minimally invasive surgeons (MISs), nine fellows (MIFs), and two general practitioners (GPs) in the MBS multidisciplinary team from March 1, 2024, to March 30, 2024. Seven AI chatbots were selected, including ChatGPT 3.5 and 4, Bard, Bing, Claude, Llama, and Perplexity, based on their public availabilit

SUBMITTER: Izadi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12902178 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature