Michael R. DeLong

Association of Neoadjuvant Versus Adjuvant Chemotherapy on Pre-Pectoral Tissue Expander Based Reconstruction Outcomes Following Mastectomy

Background: Prepectoral implant-based reconstruction has reemerged as a preferred technique for breast reconstruction after mastectomy, but introduces risks of prothesis infection. With increasing reliance on neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), which can modulate the immune system a...

Large Language Model Data Abstraction Demonstrates Accuracy and Reliability for NSQIP

Background: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) data collection depends on labor-intensive manual chart abstraction, limiting efficiency, increasing cost, and necessitating patient sampling. This study evaluated whether a large language model (LLM) could accurat...