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Artif Intell Gastroenterol. Sep 8, 2023; 4(2): 36-47
Published online Sep 8, 2023. doi: 10.35712/aig.v4.i2.36
Drug-induced liver injury and COVID-19: Use of artificial intelligence and the updated Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method in clinical practice
Gabriela Xavier Ortiz, Ana Helena Dias Pereira dos Santos Ulbrich, Gabriele Lenhart, Henrique Dias Pereira dos Santos, Karin Hepp Schwambach, Matheus William Becker, Carine Raquel Blatt
Gabriela Xavier Ortiz, Karin Hepp Schwambach, Matheus William Becker, Graduate Program in Medicine – Hepatology, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050-170, Brazil
Ana Helena Dias Pereira dos Santos Ulbrich, Henrique Dias Pereira dos Santos, Institute of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Porto Alegre 90.620-200, Brazil
Gabriele Lenhart, Multiprofessional Residency Integrated in Health, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050-170, Brazil
Carine Raquel Blatt, Department of Pharmacoscience, Graduate Program in Medicine – Hepatology, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050-170, Brazil
Author contributions: Ortiz GX conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, and writing the original draft; Ulbrich AHDPS and dos Santos HDP resources, software and reviewing; Becker MW, Lenhart G, and Schwambach KH writing, reviewing, and editing; Blatt CR project administration and reviewing; All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre and the Institute of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare.
Informed consent statement: This is not applicable to the study. The ethical advice is described in the document “Institutional Review Board Approval Form or Document".
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to report.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Gabriela Xavier Ortiz, MSc, Academic Research, Graduate Program in Medicine – Hepatology, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Sarmento Leite, 245, Porto Alegre 90050-170, Brazil. gabrielax@ufcspa.edu.br
Received: June 4, 2023
Peer-review started: June 4, 2023
First decision: July 28, 2023
Revised: August 18, 2023
Accepted: September 5, 2023
Article in press: September 5, 2023
Published online: September 8, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This is a real-life study that correlated hospital clinical pharmacy data with artificial intelligence (AI) and pharmacovigilance in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) inpatients. Inpatient screening for liver injury was made with AI and drug-induced liver injury was evaluated with the Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method (RUCAM) algorithm. A total of 17 COVID-19 inpatients were evaluated, there were 31 suspected drugs, RUCAM score: possible (n = 24), probable (n = 5), and unlikely (n = 2). This study contributed to the patient safety and pharmacovigilance database. These results are included in a project of clinical pharmacy using AI tools.