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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Translation Tools in Intensive Care Units for Enhancing Communication and Research.

Sahar Bahrami, Francesca Rubulotta

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Sahar BahramiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H3A 0G4, Canada.
Francesca RubulottaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8644-1728

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Abstract

There is a need to improve communication for patients and relatives who belong to cultural minority communities in intensive care units (ICUs). As a matter of fact, language barriers negatively impact patient safety and family participation in the care of critically ill patients, as well as recruitment to clinical trials. Recent studies indicate that Google Translate and ChatGPT are not accurate enough for advanced medical terminology. Therefore, developing and implementing an ad hoc machine translation tool is essential for bridging language barriers. This tool would enable language minority communities to access advanced healthcare facilities and innovative research in a timely and effective manner, ensuring they receive the comprehensive care and information they need.

methodKey factors that facilitate access to advanced health services, in particular ICUs, for language minority communities are reviewed.

resultsThe existing digital communication tools in emergency departments and ICUs are reviewed. To the best of our knowledge, no AI English/French translation app has been developed for deployment in ICUs. Patient privacy and data confidentiality are other important issues that should be addressed.

conclusionsDeveloping an artificial intelligence-driven translation tool for intensive care units (AITIC) which uses language models trained with medical/ICU terminology datasets could offer fast and accurate real-time translation. An AITIC could support communication, and consolidate and expand original research involving language minority communities.

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Artificial IntelligenceCommunicationIntensive Care UnitsTranslatingCommunication BarriersHumansAIcommunicationemergenciesresearch

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PMID39857547
PMCPMC11765060

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