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How do sepsis survivors experience life after sepsis? A Danish qualitative study exploring factors of importance.
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- Trends and Disparities in Post-acute Care Utilization After Hospitalization for Sepsis in the United States: A Systematic Review.Medical care · 2026Pooled it
- [S3 guideline on sepsis-prevention, diagnosis, therapy, and follow-up care-update 2025].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2025Guideline
- Cognitive Health and Quality of Life After Surviving Sepsis: A Narrative Review.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2026Review
- Associations between ICU survival and self-perceived appetite, smell, and taste relative to general ward patients: A prospective study.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2026Observational
- Sepsis and Subsequent Psychiatric Morbidity: A Nationwide Population-Based Matched Cohort Study, 2008-2019.Critical care medicine · 2026Article
- Top 10 research priorities for sepsis research determined by patients, carers and clinicians.Anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Labour market attachment before and after hospitalisation for sepsis: a Danish cohort study.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Article
- Factor Impacting Quality of Life Among Sepsis Survivors During and After Hospitalization: A Systematic Review of Current Empirical Evidence.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveSepsis is a condition associated with high mortality and morbidity, and survivors often experience physical and psychological decline. Previous research has primarily focused on sepsis survivors discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU). We aimed to explore and understand the consequences of sepsis experienced by sepsis survivors in general.
designA qualitative study inspired by a phenomenological hermeneutical approach was conducted. Data were analysed using systematic text condensation.
settingPatients with sepsis were identified on admission to the emergency department and invited to an interview 3 months after discharge.
participantsSixteen sepsis survivors were purposively sampled and interviewed. Among these survivors, one patient was admitted to the ICU.
resultsThree main themes were derived from the analysis: new roles in life, cognitive impairment and anxiety. Although many survivors described a physical decline, they experienced psychological and cognitive impairments after sepsis as the most influential factors in daily life. The survivors frequently experienced fatigue, withdrawals from social activities and anxiety.
conclusionSepsis survivors' experiences appeared to overlap regardless of ICU admission or treatment at the general ward. Identifying patients with sepsis-related decline is important to understand and support overall patient processes and necessary in meeting specific needs of these patients after hospital discharge.
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