The "oPTiSEP" research and care project is being funded with 7.5 million euros and brings together experts from the fields of intensive care medicine, emergency medicine, infectiology and medical informatics. The aim is to improve the networking of sepsis treatment across all wards - from the ambulance service and emergency department to the intensive care unit and rehabilitation. The focus here is on the digital linking of routine data from all phases of patient care. The aim is to use this data to create data-based decision-making aids that recognise critical progressions earlier and support doctors in making treatment decisions. At the same time, the researchers are focussing on state-of-the-art molecular diagnostics that can identify pathogens more quickly and thus enable more precise treatment. If successful, oPTiSEP could be more than just a research project. It would be a new approach in the fight against sepsis, where data and clinical experience work together to save lives.
Press release from "Universitätsklinikum Leipzig" dated 21 February 2026