Hospital readmission after surviving sepsis: An analysis of infection recurrence, risk factors and long-term survival
Study context
- Population
- Patients hospitalised with sepsis, Acutelines data- and biobank
- Participants
- 851 patients
- Outcome
- Acute all-cause hospital readmission
- Follow-up
- 90 days
Methodological detailsAcutelines data- and biobank
- Acutelines data- and biobank
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Sepsis
26%
219 events
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
Infection-related hospital readmission
- Readmissions due to an infectious reason
- 67%
- Infection at same site as initial infection
- 70%
- Same type of pathogen
- 50%
Readmission risk, viral vs bacterial sepsis
- Viral sepsis associated with higher readmission risk than bacterial in first month after discharge; thereafter risk after viral sepsis declined while risk after bacterial sepsis remained high
Risk factors for all-cause readmission
- Higher risk: malignancy, immunosuppressant use, analgesic use, higher SOFA score during admission
- Lower risk: haemoglobin at triage, sepsis due to SARS-CoV-2
Risk factors for infection-related readmission
- History of organ transplantation and bacterial and viral co-infection associated with infection-related readmission
Long-term mortality
- Higher long-term mortality in readmitted vs not readmitted patients
Original publication
Hospital readmission after surviving sepsis: An analysis of infection recurrence, risk factors and long-term survival. J Crit Care. Published 4 April 2026. doi:10.
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