Societal costs of sepsis in the Netherlands

• Published in: Critical care (London, England) Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 29
• Main Authors: Luijks, Erik C N, van der Slikke, Elisabeth C, van Zanten, Arthur R H, Ter Maaten, Jan C, Postma, Maarten J, Hilderink, Henk B M, Henning, Robert H, Bouma, Hjalmar R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 22.01.2024; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Absenteeism; Analysis; Care and treatment; Complications and side effects; Consumer Price Index; Cost estimates; Cost of Illness; Cross-sectional studies; Disease susceptibility; Health aspects; Health care expenditures; Hospitalization; Human capital; Humans; Medical care, Cost of; Mortality; Netherlands - epidemiology; Productivity; Public health; Quality of Life; Sensitivity analysis; Sepsis; Sepsis - epidemiology; Netherlands; Sepsis; Costs; Economic burden; Disease burden

Sepsis is a life-threatening syndrome characterized by acute loss of organ function due to infection. Sepsis survivors are at risk for long-term comorbidities, have a reduced Quality of Life (QoL), and are prone to increased long-term mortality. The societal impact of sepsis includes its disease bur...