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Sepsis Alliance Connect Presentation: Preventing Readmissions After Sepsis
December 12, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Date: December 12, 2023
Time: 2 PM ET
Description:
When a sepsis patient is discharged after an acute illness, the patient, their loved ones, and their care team might celebrate this important milestone. But according to a 2018 study, 17.5% of sepsis patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of their initial discharge*. What are the most common causes of these readmissions? How can these odds be improved? In this presentation, Dr. Parks Taylor will share how hospitals are working to reduce readmission rates for sepsis patients at the individual and collective level. In addition, participants will learn what they can do as patients and loved ones to reduce the chance of recurrent infections and monitor for signs of complications from sepsis which may require additional medical care. *Gadre SK, Shah M, Mireles-Cabodevila E, Patel B, Duggal A. Epidemiology and Predictors of 30-Day Readmission in Patients With Sepsis. Chest. 2019;155(3):483-490. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2018.12.008
Speaker:
Stephanie Parks Taylor, MD, MS, Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine, Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
