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Point-of-care Diagnostics and the Challenges of SepsisThursday, 10 May 2012 at 14:15  Add to Calendar ▼2012-05-10 14:15:002012-05-10 15:15:00Europe/LondonPoint-of-care Diagnostics and the Challenges of SepsisSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.comThe documented incidence of sepsis worldwide is 1.8 million cases per year but low diagnostic rates and difficulties in tracking it in some countries mean this is likely to be a significant underestimate. The true number is likely to exceed18 million cases. The mortality rate from severe sepsis is 28-50%. In the UK patients with severe sepsis use 46% of all intensive care unit bed days and the risk of death increases by 6-10% every hour from onset of septic shock to the start of effective treatment. The UK’s Technology Strategy Board is supporting a portfolio of projects to develop diagnostic tools that will be of value in the management of sepsis and allow therapeutic intervention at an earlier point in the patient care pathway, ideally before the onset of sepsis. Multi- pathogen detection in hospitals and simple discrimination between pathogens in primary care are some of the capabilities that will be presented and discussed. |
Add to Calendar ▼2012-05-10 00:00:002012-05-11 00:00:00Europe/LondonPoint-of-Care DiagnosticsSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com
