the ability to not only spot deterioration more effectively, but actually
predict it before it happens.
Working with the Veterans Helath Care, the DeepMind team applied AI
technology to a comprehensive de-identified electronic health record
dataset collected from a network of over a hundred sites. The research
shows that the AI could accurately predict AKI (Accute Kidney Injury) in
patients up to 48 hours earlier than it is currently diagnosed.
Importantly, the model correctly predicted 9 out of 10 patients whose
condition deteriorated so severely that they then required dialysis.
This could provide a window in the future for earlier preventative
treatment and avoid the need for more invasive procedures like kidney
dialysis. The model has also been designed so that it might, in the future,
generalise to other major causes of diseases and deterioration such as
sepsis, a life-threatening infection.
