Competence Network Sepsis (SepNet)

1. Funding Phase
Project: 01KI0106
Funding period: 01.02.2002 - 31.01.2005
Volume: 1,5 mio EUR

2. Funding Phase
Projects: 01KI0106, 01KI0441
Funding period: 01.02.2005 - 31.01.2007
Volume: 1 mio EUR

3. Funding Phase
Projects: 01KI0106, 01KI07116
Funding period: 01.02.2007 - 31.12.2010
Volume: 1,1 mio EUR

Network coordinator: Prof. Dr. K. Reinhart
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie (KAI)
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Erlanger Allee 101
07747 Jena
Tel.: +49 3641 9323381
E-Mail: Frank.Brunkhorst@med.uni-jena.de

Sepsis (blood poisoning) is triggered by bacteria, fungi or parasites and can be an accompanying complication of all infectious diseases such as pneumonia or tonsillitis. Unless the body’s immune system succeeds in the prevention of spreading infection, the pathogenic toxins may cause general inflammation processes in all vital organs of the body which may then fail within a few hours. Even if patients are treated with antibiotics, survival in this situation depends on the availability of immediate intensive care. The Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft estimates the annual number of sepsis cases at approximately 125,000 to 300,000. Sepsis and septic shock are thus the main cause of death in non-cardiological intensive care units.
Therefore, sepsis is a major challenge for medicine and the health care system. The competence network Sepsis (SepNet) aims to reduce the present high mortality rate by creating efficient structures for advanced clinical trials in sepsis research and by launching and conducting innovative, internationally competitive studies under professional management.

The Competence Network severe Sepsis and septic shock is part of the funding measure "Competence Networks in Medicine".
For more detailed information regarding the Competence Network severe Sepsis and septic shock see: http://www.sepsis-gesellschaft.de/