(UK) Sepsis survivors at increased risk of death after critical illness - study

[nitpicker]

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/31/sepsis-survivors-are-at-increased-risk-of-death-after-illness-study

Sepsis survivors at increased risk of death after critical illness – study

Press Association

Fri 31 May 2019 16.00 BST Last modified on Fri 31 May 2019 17.45 BST

Sepsis survivors are at a heightened risk of death in the years after their illness if it has been critical, research has shown.

Of those discharged from hospital in England after a critical care admission, 15% died within 12 months, according to a study published in the journal Jama Network Open. A further 6%-8% of those who recovered from the condition died each year over the next five years, the analysis found.

Led by Dr Manu Shankar-Hari, from Guy’s and St Thomas’s hospital in London, the research included data on 94,748 patients from 192 critical care units in England. All had had been discharged after a critical care unit admission for sepsis between April 2009 and March 2014. Of those, 44.1% were not alive by the end of March 2015.

Being older, male and having multiple health problems was found to increase the risk of death among sepsis survivors. The severity of the condition and length of hospital stay were also found to be possible risk factors.
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[still_one]

1. Just being older, and having multiple health problems without having recovered from a septic episode

I suspect increases the risk of mortality.