Increased one-year health care utilization in survivors of severe sepsis.

Conclusion: Health care use is markedly elevated after severe sepsis, and post-discharge management may be an opportunity to reduce resource utilization.
PMID: 24872085 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - May 28, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Prescott HC, Langa KM, Liu V, Escobar GJ, Iwashyna TJ Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research