Long-term Mortality and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Sepsis Survivors: A Nationwide Population-based Study.

CONCLUSIONS These data indicate that sepsis survivors had substantially increased risks of subsequent all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events at 1 year after discharge, which persisted for up to 5 years after discharge.
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Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - January 25, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ou SM, Chu H, Chao PW, Lee YJ, Kuo SC, Chen TJ, Tseng CM, Shih CJ, Chen YT Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research