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Completed Multicentre Trial: AI-Assisted Fluid Management vs Standard Care in High-Risk Abdominal Surgery — Major Outcomes Data Pending

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16 June 2026

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A completed international trial of 2,007 high-risk surgical patients evaluated AI-assisted fluid management versus standard care in major abdominal surgery. Results pending in 2026 could transform perioperative fluid therapy protocols.

Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov

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