Comparing Online Patient Searches About Carpal Tunnel Release Approaches: A Study on Modern Search Analytics.

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HAND Pub Date : 2025-09-28 DOI:10.1177/15589447251371246

Matthew S Miyasaka, Renee Ren, Tristan Tran, Christoph A Schroen, Nikan Namiri, Claudia Siniakowicz, Michael R Hausman

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Abstract

Background: Using Google's "People Also Ask" feature, this study aims to characterize and compare frequently asked patient questions related to open (OCTR), endoscopic (ECTR), and ultrasound-guided (CTR-US) carpal tunnel release.

Methods: Search terms related to each surgical approach were entered into a new, incognito Google Chrome browser. For each term, the top 200 questions and corresponding websites were extracted. Questions were grouped using Rothwell's classification system, while websites were scored using the JAMA Benchmark Criteria. Fisher's exact tests were used to compare classifications, while t-tests were used to compare scores between approaches.

Results: Of the 1200 question-website combinations initially extracted, a total of 477 combinations were included for analysis. There were 197 OCTR, 225 ECTR, 30 CTR-US, and 25 comparative combinations. The most common question subclassification was risk/complications for OCTR (19.8%), evaluation of surgery for ECTR (15.7%), and technical details for CTR-US (40%). More than 25% of answers to OCTR and ECTR questions came from social media or commercial sources, while no answers did for CTR-US. There were no significant differences across approaches in total JAMA scores. Despite only being associated with medical practice websites, comparative questions exhibited significantly lower JAMA scores (P < .01).

Conclusions: While patient questions and their associated websites on OCTR and ECTR exhibited similar classifications and quality respectively, surgeons should still emphasize the relative risks associated with ECTR. Furthermore, there is a need for high-quality online information on CTR-US and on comparisons between approaches.

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比较在线患者对腕管释放方法的搜索：现代搜索分析的研究。

背景：利用b谷歌的“People Also Ask”功能，本研究旨在描述和比较与开放式（OCTR）、内窥镜（ECTR）和超声引导（cr - us）腕管释放相关的常见患者问题。方法：在一个新的谷歌Chrome浏览器中输入与每个手术入路相关的搜索词。对于每个学期，提取出前200个问题和相应的网站。问题使用罗斯韦尔的分类系统进行分组，而网站使用美国医学会基准标准进行评分。Fisher精确检验用于比较分类，而t检验用于比较不同方法之间的得分。结果：在最初提取的1200个问题-网站组合中，共纳入477个组合进行分析。OCTR 197例，ECTR 225例，cr - us 30例，比较组合25例。最常见的问题分类是OCTR的风险/并发症（19.8%），ECTR的手术评估（15.7%）和cr - us的技术细节（40%）。超过25%的OCTR和ECTR问题的答案来自社交媒体或商业来源，而cr - us没有答案。不同方法的JAMA总分没有显著差异。尽管只与医疗实践网站相关，但比较问题的JAMA评分明显较低（P < 0.01）。结论：虽然OCTR和ECTR的患者问题及其相关网站分别显示出相似的分类和质量，但外科医生仍应强调ECTR相关的相对风险。此外，还需要关于cr - us和方法之间比较的高质量在线信息。

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HAND Medicine-Surgery

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3.30

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209

期刊介绍： HAND is the official journal of the American Association for Hand Surgery and is a peer-reviewed journal featuring articles written by clinicians worldwide presenting current research and clinical work in the field of hand surgery. It features articles related to all aspects of hand and upper extremity surgery and the post operative care and rehabilitation of the hand.