Feasibility of early detection of infection and sepsis in the home

项目摘要 脓毒症是感染的全身性表现，导致复杂和昂贵的住院治疗， 发病率和死亡率高。大多数研究集中在医院内脓毒症的检测;然而，大多数 脓毒症是社区获得性的，因此开始于家中。南丁格尔实验室开发了一种全自动的 非接触式家庭病床感测平台，其检测住院的特征而不需要任何患者 参与的在这里，我们将测试该技术是否可用于检测感染或败血症。该SBIR 该提案将评估可行性（第1阶段）并执行（第2阶段）前瞻性观察研究，以了解 即将因局部或全身感染而住院的特征。这项工作将大大扩大 促进早期识别和干预以减少感染和脓毒症相关发病率的工具包 and mortality.

PROJECT ABSTRACT Sepsis, the systemic manifestation of infection, causes complex and costly hospitalizations with unacceptably high morbidity and mortality. Most research focuses on detection of the sepsis within the hospital; however, most sepsis is community-acquired and thus begins in the home. Nightingale Labs has developed a fully automated non-contact home bed sensing platform that detects signatures of hospitalizations without requiring any patient participation. Here, we will test whether the technology can be used to detect infections or sepsis. This SBIR proposal will evaluate the feasibility (Phase 1) and execute (Phase 2) a prospective observational study to learn the signatures of impending hospitalizations for localized or systemic infection. The work will substantially expand the toolkit for facilitating early recognition and intervention to reduce infection- and sepsis-associated morbidity and mortality.