Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives on Sepsis Care Pathways-Qualitative Pilot Expert Interviews.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Despite recent decades' rapid advances in the management of patients with sepsis and septic shock, global sepsis mortality and post-acute sepsis morbidity rates remain high. Our aim was, therefore, to provide a first overview of sepsis care pathways as well as barriers and supportive conditions for optimal pre-clinical, clinical, and post-acute sepsis care in Germany. Methods: Between May and September 2023, we conducted semi-structured, video-based, one-to-one pilot expert interviews with healthcare professionals representing pre-hospital, clinical, and post-acute care settings. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed according to the principles of Mayring's content analysis. Results: The eight interviewed professi

SUBMITTER: Draeger L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11766067 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature