Telehealth Competence Center Analytics and Telekom are piloting AI-based sepsis prevention
13.04.2023 15:58
With the aim of detecting impending blood poisoning early and treating it as quickly as possible, the solution from TCC Analytics supports and relieves the burden on medical staff.
These are blood poisonings third most common cause of death in Germany – Intensive care units in hospitals are particularly affected. Telekom and the Hamburg start-up Telehealth Competence Center Analytics (TCC Analytics) are reducing the risk of sepsis with an AI solution. “The AI-supported form of prevention starts where particularly vulnerable people are cared for, namely in intensive care units. We help save human lives. This relieves the burden on the medical profession and nursing staff,” explains Dr. Gottfried Ludewig, head of the T-Systems healthcare division.
TCC Analytics CEO Prof Dr. med Christian Storm adds: “The algorithm is constantly learning. It helps doctors assess whether patients are at risk. With our solution, we are taking a big step on the long road to the digitalization of hospitals.”
Sepsis is the leading cause of deaths in intensive care units
Around 35 percent of patients affected by sepsis die. Blood poisoning can be fatal, especially for people with a weakened immune system, if it is not treated in time. Doctors often only have a very narrow window of time to react to blood poisoning. The solution from Telekom and TCC Analytics relieves the burden on doctors by warning the medical profession of impending sepsis in a patient. The earlier sepsis is treated, the greater the chances of survival (Source WHO 2017).
Artificial intelligence relieves the burden on doctors
Vital data from intensive care patients in the hospital is recorded via standard interfaces and analyzed by an AI algorithm in the secure Open Telekom Cloud. TCC Analytics developed and trained this self-learning algorithm. It can predict the individual risk around ten hours before the onset of sepsis and opens up the possibility of preventing sepsis. The clinics do not have to record any other parameters beyond the usual vital data. A dashboard developed by Telekom and TCC Analytics shows doctors the risk of sepsis at a glance so that they can act quickly. Thanks to the automated processes and the easy-to-use dashboard, doctors can focus on patient care.
Pilot project in two hospitals
The solution is ready for the market and is currently being piloted in two hospitals.