MUSC discusses AI in the future of organ transplants [Video]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The Medical University of South Carolina will discuss the use of technology for organ transplants in their monthly meeting.

The MUSC board of trustees meeting has many discussion points including the use of artificial intelligence and digital transformation in healthcare.

MUSC is working on lengthening the time of traditional organ preservation. Traditionally, organs are kept on ice and have a short time before being transplanted. The medical hospital uses pumps to keep organs warm and blood oxygenated.

According to the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network, 114,000 people nationally are registered on the organ waiting list. The national number includes over 1,800 South Carolinians.

Department of Surgery Chair Dr. Baliga says AI helps transplant providers improve outcomes by better matching donors and recipients. This process speeds up time-sensitive decision-making of already scarce resources.

“We’re able to accept and take on organs and do them at multiple times,” …