Algorithm that detects sepsis cut deaths by nearly 20 percent.

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Algorithm that detects sepsis cut deaths by nearly 20 percent.

August 24, 2022

Bushwick S. Scientific American. August 1, 2022.

Sepsis identification is challenging, and delays can be deadly. This article discusses how an artificial intelligence program at one hospital over two years contributed to more timely sepsis diagnosis and treatment.

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