AlPaCa

The project AlPaCa (Algorithms in Patient Care) is creating an algorithm within the Medical Clinic II of the University Hospital Frankfurt for the identification of hemato-oncology patients who develop life-threatening febrile neutropenia of unknown origin (FUO). The aim is the rapid and quality-assured identification of patients in order to ensure guideline-compliant treatment and, if necessary, to initiate further diagnostic and therapeutic steps. The algorithm is based on both internal and national guidelines and is intended to speed up the routine screening of patients. The algorithm will be developed based on retrospective patient data and then evaluated and implemented with prospective cases, in order to support clinical care. The project is led by the Institute and funded by the innovation and structural development budget of the state of Hessen (Germany) as part of the application for the creation of a “Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) Hessen”.