Table 2.
Responses of the participants regarding their perception of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots in vascular surgery.
| Responses (n = 262) | n (%) |
|---|---|
| What aspects of vascular surgery do you think could benefit from the use of AI chatbots?∗ | |
| Diagnostic | 141 (53.8) |
| Treatment | 86 (32.8) |
| Follow up of patients | 148 (56.5) |
| Education of patients | 205 (78.2) |
| Research | 154 (58.8) |
| Administrative tasks | 191 (72.9) |
| Telemedicine | 93 (35.5) |
| None | 1 (0.4) |
| What is your opinion on the usefulness of AI chatbots for clinical practice at this moment? | |
| Very useful | 21 (8.0) |
| Somewhat useful | 74 (28.2) |
| Neutral | 105 (40.1) |
| Somewhat useful | 33 (12.6) |
| Not useful at all | 29 (11.1) |
| Currently, what is your level of trust in the ability of AI chatbots to provide accurate clinical information? | |
| Very high | 6 (2.3) |
| Somewhat high | 65 (24.8) |
| Neutral | 92 (35.1) |
| Somewhat low | 73 (27.9) |
| Very low | 26 (9.9) |
| How likely do you think patients are to use AI chatbots for their current medical disease (i.e., for self diagnosis, self medication, or self treatment)? | |
| Very likely | 84 (32.1) |
| Likely | 114 (43.5) |
| Neutral | 30 (11.5) |
| Unlikely | 27 (10.3) |
| Very unlikely | 7 (2.7) |
| How likely is it that the use of AI chatbots could cause harm to patients? | |
| Very likely | 54 (20.6) |
| Likely | 107 (40.8) |
| Neutral | 86 (32.8) |
| Unlikely | 12 (4.6) |
| Very unlikely | 3 (1.1) |
| How likely do you think it is that patients will accept the use of AI chatbots by health professionals? | |
| Very likely | 28 (10.7) |
| Likely | 126 (48.1) |
| Neutral | 67 (25.6) |
| Unlikely | 39 (14.9) |
| Very unlikely | 2 (0.8) |
| For what purpose in research do you think AI chatbots could be useful?∗ | |
| Generate ideas for research | 117 (44.7) |
| Write manuscript | 129 (49.2) |
| Correct grammar or typography | 219 (83.6) |
| Translation to other languages | 220 (84) |
| Literature research | 219 (83.6) |
| Do you think that AI chatbots might somehow replace human expertise? | |
| Yes totally | 8 (3.1) |
| Yes partially | 128 (48.9) |
| No | 106 (40.5) |
| Not sure | 20 (7.6) |
| Do you think that AI chatbots should be systematically validated prior to being used for clinical practice? | |
| Strongly agree | 146 (55.7) |
| Agree | 83 (31.7) |
| Neutral | 16 (6.1) |
| Disagree | 5 (1.9) |
| Strongly disagree | 12 (4.6) |
∗
Multiple answers possible.