Kuala Lampur, July 6 -- In any hospital, intensive care unit beds are limited. This is not unusual, but a reality that medical teams must work within every day.

When demand exceeds capacity, difficult decisions have to be made about which patients receive critical care.

These decisions are never taken lightly. They are guided by clinical protocols, medical judgement and, often, careful deliberation among the team.

Even so, they can be challenging, especially when several patients present with serious conditions and the differences between them are not always clear.

In such situations, it is not difficult to imagine how artificial intelligence might be used to assist.

An AI system could analyse large volumes of clinical data, compare ...