Understanding health care pathways of patients with sepsis: protocol of a mixed-methods analysis of health care utilization, experiences, and needs of patients with and after sepsis

• Main Authors: Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek (Author), Norman Rose (Author), Bianka Ditscheid (Author), Lea Draeger (Author), Patrik Dröge (Author), Antje Freytag (Author), Ludwig Goldhahn (Author), Lena Kannengießer (Author), Aurelia Kimmig (Author), Claudia Matthäus-Krämer (Author), Thomas Ruhnke (Author), Konrad Reinhart (Author), Peter Schlattmann (Author), Konrad Schmidt (Author), Josephine Storch (Author), Ruben Ulbrich (Author), Susanne Ullmann (Author), Lisa Wedekind (Author), Enno Swart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sepsis is associated with about 20% of deaths worldwide. It often presents with non-specific initial symptoms, making its emergency treatment an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral challenge. Three in four sepsis survivors suffers from new cognitive, psychological, or physical s...