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ArticleEuropean burn journal2025

From Data to Decisions: Leveraging Retrieval-Augmented Generation to Balance Citation Bias in Burn Management Literature.

Ariana Genovese, Srinivasagam Prabha, Sahar Borna, Cesar A Gomez-Cabello, Syed Ali Haider, Maissa Trabilsy, Cui Tao, Antonio Jorge Forte

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Article in European burn journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Ariana GenoveseDivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Srinivasagam PrabhaDivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2573-8493
Sahar BornaDivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Cesar A Gomez-CabelloDivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Syed Ali HaiderDivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-5621-2861
Maissa TrabilsyDivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Cui TaoDepartment of Artificial Intelligence and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4267-1924
Antonio Jorge ForteDivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2004-7538

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Burn injuries demand multidisciplinary, evidence-based care, yet the extensive literature complicates timely decision making. Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) synthesizes research while addressing inaccuracies in pretrained models. However, citation bias in sourcing for RAG often prioritizes highly cited studies, overlooking less-cited but valuable research. This study examines RAG's performance in burn management, comparing citation levels to enhance evidence synthesis, reduce selection bias, and guide decisions. (2) Two burn management datasets were assembled: 30 highly cited (mean: 303) and 30 less-cited (mean: 21). The Gemini-1.0-Pro-002 RAG model addressed 30 questions, ranging from foundational principles to advanced surgical approaches. Responses were evaluated for accuracy (5-point scale), readability (Flesch-Kincaid metrics), and response time with Wilcoxon rank sum tests (

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AI (artificial intelligence)burnclinical decision supportlarge language modelplastic surgeryRAG (retrieval-augmented generation)

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PMCPMC12191722

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