Publications by authors named "M Smilgin Humphreys"

Introduction: Propranolol is a beta-adrenoceptor blocking drug with sodium channel-blocking properties that can cause life-threatening toxicity in overdose. Limited research defines dose thresholds of toxicity. We aimed to investigate propranolol overdose and dose thresholds for severe toxicity.

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Background: Quitting cigarette smoking can substantially reduce or eliminate the risk of developing numerous chronic diseases. Use of flavored tobacco or nicotine products is commonly cited by adults who smoke cigarettes to be important in helping them reduce or quit smoking. The purpose of this analysis was to understand the association between the levels of use of flavored oral nicotine products and smoking reduction and quitting and how reduction or quitting may differ between predominant users of fruit/other versus mint flavored oral nicotine products after six months of use.

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Purpose: To assess the diagnostic performance of prostate MRI by estimating the proportion of clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) in patients without prostate pathology.

Materials And Methods: This three-center retrospective study included prostate MRI examinations performed for clinical suspicion of csPCa (Grade group ≥ 2) between 2018 and 2022. Examinations were divided into two groups: pathological diagnosis within 1 year after the MRI (post-MRI pathology) is present and absent.

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Objective: This study aims to compare the long-term outcomes of Aquablation for small-to-moderate (30-80 cm) prostates with the outcomes for large (80-150 cm) prostates at 5-year follow up.

Methods: The Waterjet Ablation Therapy for Endoscopic Resection of Prostate Tissue (WATER; NCT02505919) is a prospective, double-blind, international clinical trial encompassing 116 patients, examining Aquablation versus transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for LUTS/BPH in prostates sized between 30 and 80 cm. In parallel, WATER II (W-II; NCT03123250), a prospective, multicentre, single-arm international clinical trial, explores Aquablation outcomes in prostates ranging from 80 to 150 cm.

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Article Synopsis
  • 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.*
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