Publications by authors named "I Galdyn"
Objective: Many caregivers of children with cleft lip and palate experience a high level of anxiety throughout their child's medical and surgical care. We aim to evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to mitigate these feelings and can aid clinicians in the development of robust pediatric educational materials for caregivers and families.
Design: Thirteen of the most common postoperative questions following cleft lip and/or palate repair were developed by an expert panel of senior Pediatric Plastic Surgeons and were posed to ChatGPT.
Background: Although legislation prohibiting gender identity discrimination in health insurance has shown some improvement in insurance coverage for gender-affirming surgery (GAS), recent bills criminalizing GAS providers in the South and Midwest regions pose threats to patient care.
Objectives: To investigate the influence of US census region on patient demographics and GAS rates in the ambulatory surgery setting.
Methods: Individuals with gender dysphoria who underwent GAS in the ambulatory setting from 2016 to 2019 were identified in the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS) with billing codes.
Background: In the tenth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Health Related Problems (ICD-10), Z codes were added to improve documentation and understanding of health-related social needs. We estimated national Z code use in the ambulatory surgery setting from 2016 to 2019.
Methods: Using the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS), we identified encounters for ambulatory surgery with an ICD-10 code between Z55.