Publications by authors named "E A Abbott"

International medical graduates (IMGs) represent a significant portion of the US physician workforce, comprising 25% across all specialties with a strong presence in internal medicine and primary care. However, their representation in plastic surgery remains limited at only 10%. Matching into a US plastic surgery residency is highly competitive for both US medical graduates and IMGs.

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Introduction: Large language models (LLMs) have grown in popularity in recent months and have demonstrated advanced clinical reasoning ability. Given the need to prioritize the sickest patients requesting emergency medical services (EMS), we attempted to identify if an LLM could accurately triage ambulance requests using real-world data from a major metropolitan area.

Methods: An LLM (ChatGPT 4o Mini, Open AI, San Francisco, CA, USA) with no prior task-specific training was given real ambulance requests from a major metropolitan city in the United States.

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Subcutaneous emphysema (SE) is a notably rare complication of surgical procedures, particularly in the context of rhinoplasty. In this report, we present a novel case of recurrent nasal SE following routine open septorhinoplasty in a 59-year-old male. This patient developed persistent subcutaneous air over the nasal dorsum, linked to a fistula tract to the nasal vault, despite initial conservative management with needle aspiration.

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