Authors:
David Campos
1
;
Renato Pinho
1
;
Ute Neugebauer
2
;
Juergen Popp
3
and
José Luis Oliveira
4
Affiliations:
1
BMD Software, Portugal
;
2
Jena University Hospital and Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Germany
;
3
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Germany
;
4
University of Aveiro, Portugal
Keyword(s):
Sepsis, Septic Shock, Early Diagnosis, Blood Testing, Data Analysis.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Biomedical Engineering
;
Health Information Systems
;
Healthcare Management Systems
;
Practice-based Research Methods for Healthcare IT
Abstract:
Sepsis is still a little acknowledged public health issue, despite its increasing incidence and the growing mortality
rate. In addition, a clear diagnosis can be lengthy and complicated, due to highly variable symptoms
and non-specific criteria, causing the disease to be diagnosed and treated too late. This paper presents the
HemoSpec platform, a decision support system which, by collecting and automatically processing data from
several acquisition devices, can help in the early diagnosis of sepsis.