Pediatric Healthcare

AI Tool Predicts Blood Clot Risk in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients

October 24, 2023 - Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of accurately identifying the risk of blood clots in pediatric patients, but found that clinicians often hesitated to follow the tool’s recommendations. Blood clots are rare in pediatric patients, but patients who do develop...

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