Researchers out of the University of British Columbia have found that artificial intelligence can detect sepsis quicker.
According to a UBC news release Tuesday, sepsis is responsible for at least one in five deaths worldwide, including those from severe cases of COVID-19.UBC researchers say because sepsis is defined as the body's dysfunctional response to an infection and has a variety of symptoms – including fever, fatigue, hyperventilation and a fast heart rate – it can often appear at first to be from other diseases.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, infections that can lead to sepsis typically start in the skin, lungs, urinary tract or gastrointestinal tract. "The physician looks at that patient if they have an aggregate of symptoms and says, 'This is a patient that might have sepsis,' but only if they have some certainty can they start to treat them immediately. They're in a bit of a 'look-and-see' game for the first 24 to 48 hours."
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