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Proactive Deep Learning-Facilitated Inpatient Penicillin Allergy Delabelling: An Implementation Study.

Melinda Jiang^1,2, Brandon Stretton^1,2, Joshua Kovoor^2,3

¹Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

|January 19, 2025

Summary

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Deep learning significantly improved inpatient penicillin allergy delabelling rates, proving safe and cost-effective. This AI-driven approach successfully identified patients for allergy testing, reducing erroneous labels and saving healthcare costs.

Keywords:

Adverse reaction Antimicrobial coverage Artificial intelligence Intolerance Machine learning

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Clinical Informatics
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Pharmacovigilance

Background:

Erroneous penicillin allergy labels incur substantial healthcare costs and adverse events.
Accurate penicillin allergy assessment is crucial for appropriate antibiotic selection.
Proactive strategies are needed to address the prevalence of incorrect allergy designations.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of a deep learning-guided proactive consultation service for inpatient penicillin allergy delabelling.
To compare delabelling rates achieved through the AI-driven intervention with historical data.
To assess the safety and economic impact of the implemented delabelling protocol.

Main Methods:

A prospective implementation study involving a deep learning algorithm to identify inpatients with potential penicillin allergies.
Utilisation of a proactive consultation service based on an established delabelling protocol.
Comparison of delabelling rates in an intervention group against a historical control group over a 14-week period.

Main Results:

The deep learning algorithm identified 121 out of 439 patients as suitable for allergy interrogation.
Successful delabelling occurred in 16.5% of identified patients during their inpatient stay, with 9.9% referred for outpatient testing.
The intervention group showed a statistically significant increase in delabelling rates compared to the historical control (0%), with no adverse events reported. Projected annual savings were over AUD 1.17 million.

Conclusions:

Deep learning-facilitated proactive inpatient penicillin allergy delabelling is an effective and safe strategy.
The AI-driven approach demonstrated significant economic benefits through reduced erroneous allergy labels.
Further research in diverse clinical settings is warranted to validate this innovative delabelling method.