But wait, one of your junior trainees has pointed out that their 2 year mortality is actually quite affected by this illness, and they’re not out of the woods yet…
The mood darkens slightly. The party hats are taken off. Killjoy! Can’t we celebrate the little victories?
And yet this is where we are in intensive care medicine much of the time. A spell on the unit is hardly a spa weekend that renews your vigour and health – the acute illness process is just the start. This topic is the focus of the paper from our recent journal club, available open-access through the link below. Specifically, it looks at the impact of sepsis on our patients in the long term.
Prescott H et al. Late mortality after sepsis: propensity matched cohort study. BMJ. 2016. 353. i2375