Secondary infections in the intensive care unit do not worsen long-term functional outcomes in sepsis survivors

Key Points

• To investigate if secondary infections during ICU stay affect long-term functional outcomes in sepsis survivors.
• Observational study design
• Analysis of patients with sepsis in the ICU
• Assessment of secondary infections during ICU stay
• Evaluation of long-term functional outcomes post-discharge
• Secondary infections did not worsen long-term functional outcomes in sepsis survivors
• No significant differences in disability measures between patients with and without secondary infections
• Findings suggest that other factors may play a larger role in long-term recovery