Background to our research work
The treatment procedures practiced and in particular the therapy of critically ill patients in intensive care units are no longer conceivable without modern infusion therapy. In addition, the constant further development of therapeutic treatment and the associated increasing complexity of infusion therapy in the intensive care unit presents both medical and nursing staff with challenges and problems.
The number of drugs and infusion solutions to be administered to critically ill patients has increased over time, and the therapy standards have become more complex and elaborate. Infusion therapy is therefore one of the most vulnerable and error-prone areas of our therapeutic measures.
The Infusion Therapy working group deals with all facets of this complex of topics: from basic research to the clinical and practical implementation of newly gained knowledge.
Research priorities and objectives of the Infusion Therapy Working Group
The aim of all research activities is to optimize infusion therapy and thus increase patient safety. In particular, this involves
- in vitro/in vivo analyses of the formation and effects of particulate impurities in infusion solutions
- Reducing the frequency of errors in the application of medication
- Reduction of incompatibility reactions and particle formation in infusion solutions
- Further development of software tools for the analysis of incompatibilities and development of a standardized lumen arrangement in the intensive care unit
- Development and evaluation of training modules for physicians and Nursing staff for rapid implementation of new therapeutic strategies in the intensive care unit
- Effectiveness of in-line filtration in critically ill children