Epidemiology and Costs of Postsepsis Morbidity, Nursing Care Dependency, and Mortality in Germany, 2013 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sepsis survivorship is associated with postsepsis morbidity, but epidemiological data from population-based cohorts are lacking.

Objective

To quantify the frequency and co-occurrence of new diagnoses consistent with postsepsis morbidity and mortality as well as new nursing care dependency and total health care costs after sepsis.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study based on nationwide health claims data included a population-based cohort of 23.0 million beneficiaries of a large German health insurance provider. Patients aged 15 years and older with incident hospital-treated sepsis in 2013 to 2014 were included. Data were analyzed from January 2009 to December 2017.

Exposures

Sepsis, identified by International Statistica

SUBMITTER: Fleischmann-Struzek C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8590172 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature