Publications by authors named "Christopher J Warren"
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- Large language model (LLM) chatbots, like ChatGPT and Bard, can provide information about benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery, with their response quality improving significantly when prompted with specific criteria.
- A study evaluated the information quality and readability of these chatbots, finding that unprompted answers were rated moderately, but prompting improved the quality substantially.
- Overall, while the chatbots were generally accurate and complete in responding to simulated patient queries, the readability of their responses was poor, indicating a need for improvement in patient education materials.*
Objective: To assess the research output of urology residents at top programs and investigate the correlation between medical school research productivity (MRP), research during residency (RRP), and pursuit of academic practice. Further, to characterize trends in MRP before and after the transition to pass/fail scoring of USMLE Step 1.
Methods: Our team previously reported on the PubMed-indexed research productivity of applicants matching into top 50 urology programs.
Introduction: We aimed to characterize patient portal messaging use after urologic surgery to identify administrative burden and evaluate postoperative clinical associations.
Methods: Epic was queried for all urologic surgeries performed at the Mayo Clinic enterprise between 2019 and 2022. Data from the highest volume procedures were extracted including patient-generated portal messages to their provider and emergency department (ED) visits within 6 months of surgery.
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- Patients with urologic conditions, like Peyronie's disease, are increasingly seeking health information online despite having access to clinicians through electronic health records.
- The study aimed to evaluate the quality, accuracy, and readability of information provided by four large language model (LLM) chatbots, particularly in response to specific patient queries about Peyronie's disease.
- Results indicated that unprompted responses from LLMs were of moderate quality but improved to high quality when prompted; however, the reading level of responses was too complex for general understanding, averaging at a grade 12.9 level.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of pathogenic germline variants (PGVs) in hereditary cancer genes utilizing a universal testing approach and to determine the rate of PGVs that would have been missed based on National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines in genitourinary (GU) malignancies.
Materials And Methods: A multisite, single-institution prospective germline genetic test (GGT) was universally offered to patients with new or active diagnoses of GU malignancies (prostate, bladder, and renal) from April 2018 to March 2020 at Mayo Clinic sites. Participants were offered GGT using a next-generation sequencing panel of > 80 genes.
Penile schwannomas are rare, often painless lesions usually growing on the dorsum of the penis. A young and otherwise healthy male with recurrent painful penile schwannomas and decreased libido was successfully treated with surgical excision. Through fine dissection of the nerve fascicles leading to the primary schwannoma, the lesion was successfully removed without compromising erectile or ejaculatory function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBlastocystis is the most prevalent microbial eukaryote in the human and animal gut, yet its role as commensal or parasite is still under debate. Blastocystis has clearly undergone evolutionary adaptation to the gut environment and possesses minimal cellular compartmentalization, reduced anaerobic mitochondria, no flagella, and no reported peroxisomes. To address this poorly understood evolutionary transition, we have taken a multi-disciplinary approach to characterize Proteromonas lacertae, the closest canonical stramenopile relative of Blastocystis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdvanced dispersion models such as AERMOD specifically address the portion of a plume emitted in convective conditions that is sufficiently buoyant to rise into the stable layer above the elevated inversion. This portion of the plume mass is often referred to as the "penetrated plume" because that plume component breaks through the elevated inversion and penetrates into the stable layer aloft. A premature mixing of the penetrated plume to the ground has been identified in the current formulation of AERMOD, which is the U.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To examine stakeholder perspectives regarding the lack of in-person externships and transition to a virtual urology residency interview format. The unprecedented disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic forced an abrupt pivot to a "virtual" Urology Match for the 2021 cycle. We aim for our study to inform ongoing deliberations on the future of the Urology Match.
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- YouTube is a popular but unregulated platform where patients often seek information about treatment options for male hypogonadism and testosterone therapy.
- A study analyzed 80 YouTube videos related to these topics, focusing on their reliability measured by view counts and the DISCERN score, particularly comparing videos featuring board-certified physicians to those without.
- Results showed that while the majority of videos were deemed unreliable, those created by physicians tended to be more reliable despite having fewer views; this highlights the need for physicians and academic societies to produce verified content to better inform patients.
Introduction: YouTube is the most used social media website, and there is a growing body of literature examining the reliability of healthcare information on this platform. Patients seeking men's health information may be more likely to use YouTube owing to the sensitivity of these issues.
Objectives: The objective of this study is to review the literature for studies related to the reliability of YouTube videos about men's health topics.
Objective: To evaluate the number of PubMed-indexed research projects of medical students matching at top-ranked urology programs as compared to the average publications reported in the Electronic Residency Applicant Service (ERAS).
Methods: Doximity Residency Navigator was used to generate the top 50 residency programs when sorted by reputation. Residents were then found using program websites.
Reporting of Research by Matched Otolaryngology Residency Applicants.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
February 2021
Objectives: Matching to an otolaryngology residency program is a competitive process for medical students, and research performed by students is considered as a factor for granting interviews by program directors. Because abstracts, presentations and publications are all reported in combination by the National Resident Matching Program's "Charting Outcomes in the Match" (ChOM) and may be weighted differently by PDs, we specifically investigated the number of publications by past applicants accepted to top otolaryngology residency programs.
Methods: The top 25 otolaryngology residency programs were identified using Doximity, sorting by reputation.
The epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis since March 17, 2020-the New York metropolitan area-is home to some of the largest Latino immigrant communities in the nation. These communities have long faced barriers to health care access, challenges due to immigration status, and financial and labor instability. The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated these existing issues in a vulnerable, often forgotten, immigrant community.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate whether changing from 5 mm thick carpet tiles to vinyl on a concrete subfloor would alter fall or fracture rates.
Design: Longitudinal, observational study.
Setting: Six wards (129 beds) of a geriatric rehabilitation hospital.