Long-term Assessment of Patients Treated in the ICU for Sepsis

This is a prospective, observational cohort clinical registry with consecutive enrollment of adult patients hospitalized with sepsis. The study will collect data on clinical and epidemiological characteristics potentially associated with disease severity, hospitalization outcomes, and mortality.

The study will be conducted in up to 30 intensive care units (ICUs) in Brazil, with financial support from the Brazilian Ministry of Health through the PROADI-SUS program. A minimum of 760 participants aged 18 years or older, of any sex, will be enrolled during ICU hospitalization for sepsis.

Outcomes assessed will include in-hospital outcomes and post-discharge outcomes, such as all-cause mortality, unplanned rehospitalizations, health-related quality of life, and cognitive function.

This is an observational study, and no study-related interventions are assigned.

Participants will be enrolled during the in-hospital phase and followed throughout hospitalization and for up to 12 months after hospital discharge. Follow-up assessments will occur at 3, 6, and 12 months post-discharge.

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of sepsis or septic shock during ICU hospitalization, according to the Sepsis-3 definition.
• Age ≥18 years.
• Written informed consent obtained from the participant or a legally authorized representative.

Exclusion criteria

• Limited prognosis with a life expectancy of less than 3 months due to conditions not related to sepsis.
• Refusal to participate in the study