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Systems and culture
Long-term outcomes after sepsis
Background
Patients who survive an admission to critical care from sepsis often have a challenging recovery trajectory in the months and years following hospital discharge. Survivors can experience a wide range of problems including psychological, cognitive and physical difficulties. Due to these often complex issues, up to 60% of survivors will require an emergency hospital readmission in the year following initial discharge. This can have a significant impact on the individual, their family and the healthcare system.
Working with the Sepsis Research FEAT, this project seeks to hear about individual experiences of sepsis survivors and those who oversee their care. These contributions will help us to develop an intervention which can support patients and caregivers in a way that improves long-term outcomes.
Approach
Using the THIScovery platform, survivors of sepsis, family members and health and social care professionals, will be asked to complete a short survey which will focus their experiences of sepsis care and how services could improve the support offered.
Some participants will also be invited to take part in an online interview to help identify potential solutions. Working with our public partners we will use the findings from this work to explore how post-sepsis care can be improved across both primary and secondary care settings.
Funding and ethics
This study is funded by the Health Foundation’s grant to The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute). It is independently led by THIS Institute and partners from University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh and Queen’s University, Belfast. The study was reviewed by the University of Cambridge Psychology Research Ethics Committee.