Does the Hypotension Prediction Index reduce intraoperative hypotension in the operating room environment?
The Hypotension Prediction Index is one of the first AI algorithms validated to reduce intraoperative hypotension, though its 'black box' nature and lack of dynamic learning highlight the need for standardized validation guidelines.
This review describes the steps and conclusions from the development and validation of an artificial intelligence algorithm (the Hypotension Prediction Index), one of the first machine learning predictive algorithms used in the operating room environment. The algorithm has been demonstrated to reduce intraoperative hypotension in two randomized controlled trials via real-time prediction of upcoming hypotensive events prompting anesthesiologists to act earlier, more often, and differently in managing impending hypotension. However, the algorithm entails no dynamic learning process that evolves from use in clinical patient care, meaning the algorithm is fixed, and furthermore provides no insight into the decisional process that leads to an early warning for intraoperative hypotension, which makes the algorithm a "black box." Many other artificial intelligence machine learning algorithms have these same disadvantages. Clinical validation of such algorithms is relatively new and requires more standardization, as guidelines are lacking or only now start to be drafted. Before adaptation in clinical practice, impact of artificial intelligence algorithms on clinical behavior, outcomes and economic advantages should be studied too.
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