An AI that spots circulatory shock before it strikes just earned its patent

In intensive care, circulatory shock means blood is not reaching the organs as it should — a dangerous turn that simple scoring tools often catch too late, or flag too broadly. Applied Research Associates trained an artificial intelligence model on past intensive-care records, guided by clinicians, to spot the risk before shock sets in. The team tested it in Mayo Clinic's intensive care unit, checking how its alerts would feel in real work, and the patented system is now in use in government and civilian intensive care units through a partnership with Ambient Clinical Analytics. The work was funded by the Defense Health Agency as part of a trauma triage and decision-support project.

SDG 3 · Good health and well-being — Mechanism: tech innovation