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Patients : Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Octapharma manufactures human plasma and protein products for treating critically ill or injured patients in intensive care and emergency settings.

 

Our intensive care and emergency medicine (ICEM) products are fast-acting and effective, as well as safe and well-tolerated by patients. Used by emergency medicine physicians and paramedics around the world, every day they are helping to save lives and improve long-term patient outcome.

 

Intensive Care Units

Every day, thousands of people worldwide are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) - specially equipped hospital units that provide highly specialised care to patients suffering from a serious injury or illness.

 

Patients are admitted to the ICU from an emergency room, from an operation room, from another care area within the same hospital, or after being transferred from another hospital. Admission is based on a physician finding that close observation or specialised monitoring and/or therapy is necessary.

 

ICU Treatments

ICU and emergency patients require immediate medical attention to prevent shock and quickly restore the body's natural balance - such as normal blood volume and clotting (coagulation) function.

 

The best pharmaceutical products for this are derived from natural human proteins found in blood plasma. In addition to working quickly and effectively, such products must also be safe and well tolerated by patients.

 

In addition to being closely monitored, patients in ICU often require medication to keep them comfortable, which may diminish their level of responsiveness. The level of sedation will vary from person to person, depending on their condition.

 

ICU Team

ICU care is provided by a multidisciplinary critical care team, composed of specially trained physicians, nurses, and other professionals. Each individual brings his or her articular expertise to the team. Members of the team may vary from hospital to hospital.

  • Physicians: The critical care attending physician, or intensivist, is fully trained in internal medicine, surgery, or anesthesiology. In addition, the physician has received one or more years of specialised training in all aspects of the critical care team.
  • Nurses: With specialised training in caring for ICU patients, critical care nurses provide around the clock bedside care and monitoring. They are in close contact with the physician in charge as well as other members of the critical care team.

Octapharma's Commitment to ICU Teams

We believe it is our responsibility to partner with ICU Teams and support their efforts to find even more effective ways of using blood component therapies - thereby optimising safety and reducing both side effects and costs.

 

We provide such support through educational sessions in hospitals and scientific symposiums at medical congresses. Such activities show our commitment to ICEM, and help us align our efforts with the needs of the medical community.