EARLY WARNING: A system introduced last year can predict sepsis about four hours before its onset, but with AI, the hospital hopes to automatically detect it earlier
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 16, 2018
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Taipei Medical University Hospital on Dec. 7 signed a contract with Taiwan AI Labs to
Taipei Medical University Hospital superintendent Chen Ray-jade, left, and Taiwan AI Labs founder Ethan Tu on Dec. 7 hold up a collaboration agreement introducing artificial intelligence at the hopsital in Taipei. Photo: Wu Liang-yi, Taipei Times
collaborate on introducing an artificial intelligence (AI) system that would provide an earlier warning for sepsis in its intensive care units (ICUs).
The five-year contract with the research organization was signed by hospital superintendent Chen Ray-jade (陳瑞杰) and Taiwan AI Labs founder Ethan Tu (杜奕瑾).
The first phase of the collaboration aims to improve the hospital’s “electronic dashboard” ICU (TED-ICU) by integrating an AI system that could automatically predict the early development of sepsis and alert the resident medical team.
The health conditions of ICU patients can change drastically, and sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs in about 437 patients per 100,000 globally, Chen said, adding that studies suggest that sepsis causes about one-third of all deaths in US hospitals. [FULL STORY]
