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ArticleBMJ open2026

Factors associated with access to post-sepsis care: a scoping review protocol.

Katherine Kolesnik, Fatima Sheikh, Meghan MacIsaac, Alison Fox-Robichaud, Lisa Schwartz

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Article in BMJ open, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Katherine KolesnikMary Heersink School of Global Health and Social Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Fatima SheikhDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1327-2203
Meghan MacIsaacLawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alison Fox-RobichaudDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9912-3606
Lisa SchwartzDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada schwar@mcmaster.ca.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe objective of this scoping review is to identify and describe factors that affect access to post-sepsis care. Considering the burden faced by sepsis survivors, it is important to understand the facilitators and barriers to accessing post-sepsis care to facilitate the design and implementation of patient-centred and equitable pathways to care. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This scoping review will include studies that consider individuals who have experienced sepsis and any factors that may affect access to care, including comorbidities, discharge setting and social determinants of health. A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare, HealthSTAR and Scopus will be conducted. The extracted data will be summarised and presented thematically. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Approval from a research ethics board is not required for this review as it is a synthesis of information from studies where the primary investigators have already received approval from their respective ethics boards. Once complete, the review will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal, and the findings will be shared to local and national forums. TRIAL REGISTRATION DETAILS: This review has been uploaded and registered under Open Science Framework. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/JMFW2.

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Health Services AccessibilitySepsisHumansResearch DesignScoping Reviews as TopicHealth EquityHealth policyPost-Infectious DisordersPublic healthRisk FactorsSepsis

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PMID41545045
PMCPMC12815127

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