Predictors of 1-year mortality following discharge from the surgical intensive care unit after sepsis

Postsepsis syndrome is associated with significant long-term mortality. The objective of this study was to determine predictors of mortality within 1 year of discharge from the surgical intensive care unit. We retrospectively reviewed patients admitted to a surgical intensive care unit with sepsis (sequential organ failure assessment score ≥2, 2011–2022). Those who died within 1 year from discharge (n = 171) were compared to survivors (n = 639). Baseline characteristics, sepsis presentation, and hospitalization data were compared. A multiple logistic regression was performed to determine predictors of 1-year mortality after discharge. Compared with survivors, those who died were older, less likely to be transferred from another institution (35% vs 46%, P = .003), had more metastatic cancer (9% vs 1%, P