Tackling one of Ireland’s biggest killers.
Overcoming sepsis is personal to us. We know that there is a crucial window for treatment, so speed is of the essence. Our Sepsis Agent algorithm continually monitors the entire patient population of a hospital. This complete surveillance checks on temperature, heart rate, glucose levels and more, sending an alert to the rapid response care team if they fall outside of safe parameters, so they can act and save lives.
Our sepsis management solution contains standard- and evidence-based diagnostic and treatment orders, designed to guide you through timely treatment processes. We include a sepsis six care set that offers a selection of medication therapies so that you can select the most effective antibiotic treatment, as well as order intravenous fluids, diagnostic tests and other therapies.
Administered early enough, straightforward treatment with intravenous antibiotics and fluids can halt the progress of sepsis and allow patients to make a full recovery. When such care is provided, between 80 percent and 90 percent of those with sepsis can be saved, meaning tens of thousands of people will be able to go home to their friends and family who may otherwise have not.
The sepsis agent is named after our first Cerner client, St John Health System in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In honour of our first partner helping lead the vision, our first early warning alert system is also named after St John.
No, the alert is an indicator of possible sepsis. It is notifying the nurse that the patient has signs indicative of sepsis. The patient care order is not diagnosing the patient but instead giving guidance that the patient should be assessed for sepsis criteria.
The alert will only fire to nurses who have an active relationship with the patient. This is typically the bedside nurse.
Yes, each facility can set their own reference ranges for each and sepsis clinical concept.
When a patient meets 2/5 SIRS criteria + 1 sign of organ dysfunction. SIRS criteria includes: temperature, heart rate (pulse rate), respiratory rate, glucose, WBC and bands. Organ dysfunction criteria includes: total bilirubin, creatinine, lactic acid, systolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure.
These clinical events include total bilirubin, creatinine, lactic acid, systolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure.
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