Objective
The use of corticosteroids in patients with septic shock is controversial. There is an urgent need for more transparency and a European harmonisation of standards of diagnostic testing and therapy . This project will develop three tools that make diagnosis and treatment of sepsis more beneficial:
1 . a Europe-wide diagnostic testing system;
2. a consensus statement of diagnostic criteria for adrenal insufficiency;
3.recommendations for corticosteroid therapy in septic shock. Products are the result of three groups of activities:
1. The compilation of empirical data by medical staffs in 40 centres of 15 countries in four European regions;
2. An analysis of adrenal gland diagnostic test harmonisation and validation, analysis of immune interactions, and a benefit analysis of corticosteroid therapy in septic shock;
3. A valorisation process that finalises the products with operational guidelines and initiates a process to refine the tools and keep them up to date. The work will be performed by consortium of experts in intensive care, infectious disease, microbiology, endocrinology and ethics.
Fields of science
Call for proposal
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CSC - Cost-sharing contractsCoordinator
91120 JERUSALEM
Israel