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ProtocolWatch (PW) is a clinical decision support tool. It allows you to run a clinical protocol which
can monitor developments in the patient's condition, taking into account:
• measured values from the monitor
• values manually entered by you (for example manual temperature measurements, lab values)
• your assessment of patient status
ProtocolWatch notifies you when certain conditions or combinations of conditions occur and it
documents developments in a log which can be printed.
SSC Sepsis Protocol
The SSC (Surviving Sepsis Campaign) Sepsis Protocol is a protocol implemented for the
ProtocolWatch application. The SSC Sepsis Protocol is for use in screening for severe sepsis and
monitoring of its treatment. It is a computerized implementation of the January 2008 Surviving Sepsis
Campaign Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Philips does not make any
claims about their effectiveness to reduce the morbidity or mortality associated with severe sepsis.
The SSC Sepsis Protocol assists you in recognizing the early signs and symptoms of sepsis by
comparing the state of your patient to the defined criteria and then guides you through the
recommended treatment protocol. Use of the SSC Sepsis Protocol requires thorough knowledge of the
complete SSC Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Due to space limitations
on the screen, the recommendations cannot always be reproduced in the full detail available in the
printed and on-line guidelines. The SSC Sepsis Protocol is not a diagnostic or therapeutic tool and is
not intended to replace the competent judgment of a clinician.
The SSC Sepsis Protocol consists of three separate consecutive phases:
Severe Sepsis Screening - measurement values and patient status are compared to the Severe Sepsis
Screening criteria. When these criteria have been met, the clinician confirms the presence of infection
and sepsis-related organ dysfunction and can authorize entering the Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle.
Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle - the recommendations for sepsis resuscitation are listed and can be
checked off as they are implemented. After achievement of all the sepsis resuscitation goals, or at the
latest after 6 hours, the Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle is completed and the Sepsis Management Bundle
begins.
Sepsis Management Bundle - the recommendations to maintain patient status are listed and can be
checked off as they are implemented. The Sepsis Management Bundle ends when 24 hours have
passed since the Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle began.
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