Infection-related hospital readmissions after surviving sepsis: A retrospective population level study of adult sepsis survivors in Australia

Key Points

• The research aims to evaluate the rates of hospital readmissions due to infections among sepsis survivors in Australia.
• Retrospective analysis of hospital records
• Population-level data on adult sepsis survivors
• Focus on 30-day readmissions through the emergency department
• Nearly 15% of sepsis survivors were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days
• One-third of these readmissions were related to another sepsis or infection event