Can Chat-GPT Enhance the Care of Complex Wounds?

As many industries are starting to explore artificial intelligence (AI) for varied applications, does AI have an application in the management of wounds? A poster to presented at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring explores the potential of chat-GPT (generative pretrained transformer) in diagnosing and recommending treatments for patients with complex wounds.¹  
 
The study evaluated the use of chat-GPT in 80 patients with complex wounds. After an evaluation by a wound care provider, a chat-GPT system provided personalized treatment and lifestyle recommendations to patients based on their medical history, wound characteristics, and other relevant information. The authors note providers a natural language interface helped providers interact with the chat-GPT system, and the system provided recommendations based on the patient information provided.
 
The poster notes the chat-GPT system could accurately identify the most appropriate treatment for most study patients with a greater than 90% correlation to the treatment plan proposed in the initial assessment. More than 87% of providers found the recommendations to be helpful in managing their complex wound patients, and 75% of the providers acknowledged that the chat-GPT whole-person care recommendations favorably augmented their care, according to the poster.
 
The poster adds that the results are promising and that more research is needed to fully understand the capabilities and limitations of chat-GPT in the wound care context, and to determine the most effective methods for implementing and utilizing the technology.
 
Reference
 
1. Gupta S. Enhancing complex wound care by leveraging artificial intelligence: a chat-GPT study. Presented at Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring, April 26–30, 2023.