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Saving lives by supporting the Sepsis Six
World Sepsis Day raises awareness of the thousands of lives that are lost due to this condition each year. A solution from Medstor aimed at supporting the Sepsis Six, which is proven to save lives, has the potential to speed up intervention and help to improve outcomes.
Like strokes or heart attacks, sepsis is a medical emergency that requires rapid diagnosis and treatment. Symptoms can be similar to those of flu and include severe breathlessness and a high fever. Sepsis can develop quickly from initial infection and progress to septic shock in as little as 12 to 24 hours. It is the final common pathway to death from most infectious diseases worldwide, including viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19.
World Sepsis Day Every year on September 13th, individuals and organisations around the world unite to educate and inform communities about the importance of early recognition and treatment of sepsis. According to the World Health Organization, sepsis is one of the most frequent causes of death worldwide. From data published in 2020, there were 48.9 million cases and 11 million sepsis-related deaths worldwide, representing
20% of all global deaths, and for every 1,000 hospitalised patients, an estimated 15 patients will develop sepsis as a complication of receiving healthcare. It is also very costly – the same data showed that the average hospital-wide cost of sepsis was estimated to be more than US$ 32,000 per patient in high-income countries.1 Sepsis was in the UK news earlier this year when MP Craig Mackinlay revealed that his hands and feet had been amputated after a sepsis diagnosis. In the UK, sepsis affects more than 245,000 people every year, and one in five intensive care unit (ITU) admissions is due to severe sepsis. Of those 245,000 people, 48,000 will die due to sepsis-related illnesses. According to several studies the incidence of sepsis in the general population is increasing.2,3
Medstor sepsis cart The Medstor sepsis module cart was developed by Medstor’s in-house design team to support
the Sepsis Six, a set of six tasks developed by the UK Sepsis Trust to be instituted within one hour at the frontline: l Oxygen l Blood cultures l Intravenous antibiotics l Fluids l Haemoglobin and lactate measurement l Urine output monitoring
The cart has six drawers, each labelled with one of the Sepsis Six tasks. It has two accessory rails and holders for a sharps bin, oxygen cylinder and files. Coloured bright orange with SEPSIS in large letters on one side, the cart is easy to identify, saving precious seconds spent locating it in an emergency. Four strong castors ensure easy manoeuvrability, even in the busy emergency environment. The cart also provides an extra work surface, with a further additional extendable section that can be used if needed. Compact, space- efficient design means that while it is packed full of supplies and is a highly effective way to take sepsis care quickly to where it is needed, the cart is nevertheless easy to store when not in use. The Sepsis Six Care Bundle as a whole has been shown to reduce the relative risk of death by 46.6% when delivered to patients with severe sepsis within one hour. With the Medstor sepsis cart, nurses have everything they need to administer the care bundle all in one place, ready to be positioned close to the patient.
RFID-enabled for smart storage and a stable supply chain Partnering with RFiD Discovery, the Medstor sepsis module carts can be RFID-enabled with the addition of RFID tags and readers.
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www.clinicalservicesjournal.com I October 2024
www.clinicalservicesjournal.com Volume 23 I Issue 9 I October 2024
THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL
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