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SynthesisJournal of evidence-based medicine2025

From Manual to Machine: Revolutionizing Day Surgery Guideline and Consensus Quality Assessment With Large Language Models.

Xingyu Wan, Ruiyan Wang, Junxian Zhao, Tianhu Liang, Bingyi Wang, Jie Zhang, Yujia Liu, Yan Ma, Yaolong Chen, Xinghua Lv

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Xingyu WanThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Ruiyan WangThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Junxian ZhaoResearch Center for Clinical Medicine, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Tianhu LiangResearch Center for Clinical Medicine, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Bingyi WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jie ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yujia LiuThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yan MaThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yaolong ChenResearch Center for Clinical Medicine, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9841-5233
Xinghua LvThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6757-6974

Funding

General Project of Gansu Province Joint Scientific Research Fund 24JRRA914Intramural Fund of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University ZX-62000002-2022-723Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province 23JRRA0932
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the methodological and reporting quality of clinical practice guidelines/expert consensus for ambulatory surgery centers published since 2000, combining manual assessment with large language model (LLM) analysis, while exploring LLMs' feasibility in quality evaluation.

methodsWe systematically searched Chinese/English databases and guideline repositories. Two researchers independently screened literature and extracted data. Quality assessments were conducted using AGREE II and RIGHT tools through both manual evaluation and GPT-4o modeling.

results54 eligible documents were included. AGREE II domains showed mean compliance: Scope and purpose 25.00%, Stakeholder involvement 20.16%, Rigor of development 17.28%, Clarity of presentation 41.56%, Applicability 18.06%, Editorial independence 26.39%. RIGHT items averaged: Basic information 44.44%, Background 36.11%, Evidence 14.07%, Recommendations 34.66%, Review and quality assurance 3.70%, Funding and declaration and management of interests 24.54%, Other information 27.16%. LLMs'-evaluated documents demonstrated significantly higher scores than manual assessments in both tools. Subgroup analyses revealed superior quality in documents with evidence retrieval, conflict disclosure, funding support, and LLM integration (P <0.05).

conclusionCurrent guidelines and consensus related to day surgery need to improve their methodological quality and quality of reporting. The study validates LLMs' supplementary value in quality assessment while emphasizing the necessity of maintaining manual evaluation as the foundation.

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Ambulatory Surgical ProceduresLarge Language ModelsConsensusHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicAGREE IIconsensusday surgeryguidelineLLMquality assessmentRIGHT

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PMID40123109
PMCPMC11931197

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