Publications by authors named "Nicholas Curran"
Validation of the Quality Analysis of Medical Artificial Intelligence (QAMAI) tool: a new tool to assess the quality of health information provided by AI platforms.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study introduced the Quality Assessment of Medical Artificial Intelligence (QAMAI), a tool aimed at evaluating the quality of health information from AI platforms, highlighting the need for such assessments as AI use expands in healthcare.
- QAMAI was validated through a rigorous process involving 27 reviewers who evaluated responses generated by ChatGPT4, demonstrating strong reliability and validity metrics, including a high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.837) and excellent inter-rater reliability (ICC = 0.983).
- The successful validation of QAMAI suggests it could be an important resource for healthcare professionals as more patients turn to AI for medical information, helping ensure they receive quality data.
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to compare the effects of early versus late tracheostomy on patient outcomes, addressing a gap in existing research
- Researchers conducted a retrospective review of tracheostomy cases in VA Medical Centers from 1999 to 2022, analyzing data from over 25,000 procedures
- Results indicated that early tracheostomy led to fewer ICU and hospital days, better rates of ventilator weaning, and lower long-term mortality risk, supporting the idea that earlier intervention improves patient outcomes.
Purpose: We study outcomes after tracheostomy in COVID-19 positive patients versus COVID-19 negative patients who underwent tracheostomy during the same time frame in an effort to better understand the influence of COVID-19 despite variances in virus strain and treatment practices.
Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of all Veterans Affairs centers nationwide, using data provided by the Veterans Affairs Informatics and Computing Infrastructure. Our cohort consisted of veteran patients who underwent tracheostomy between March 2020 and September 2022.
Recipient vessel selection in head and neck reconstruction is based on multiple factors, including defect size and location, patient history, and vessel location, diameter, and length. The authors present a comparison of proximal and distal anastomotic sites of the facial artery. A chart review of head and neck reconstructions using the facial artery as a recipient vessel over a 7-year period was conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of Postoperative Infection Rates in 3084 Rhinoplasty Cases Using Antibiotic Soaks and/or Irrigations.
Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med
September 2021
Postoperative infections after rhinoplasties are rare, yet devastating on patient outcomes. The literature reports an overall incidence of <2% with higher numbers seen in those requiring revision procedures. A retrospective chart review of rhinoplasty patients from 2002 to 2019 of the primary author (D.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe study of lymphangiogenesis is an emerging science that has revealed the lymphatic system as a central player in many pathological conditions including cancer metastasis, lymphedema, and organ graft rejection. A thorough understanding of the mechanisms of lymphatic growth will play a key role in the development of therapeutic strategies against these conditions. Despite the known potential of this field, the study of lymphatics has historically lagged behind that of hemangiogenesis.
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