Life After Sepsis Now that you or someone you care about has
survived sepsis, you may have many questions about what comes
next. According to statistics, there are more than 1.4 million
sepsis survivors every year in the United States alone. Many who
survive are left with life-changing challenges. Some of the
long-lasting effects of sepsis are obvious, such as missing
limbs or organ dysfunction, like kidney failure. How long it
takes for the body’s organs to begin working properly again
varies widely between people. Other after effects of sepsis are
less obvious, such as memory loss or the inability to do simple
arithmetic. There is so much that we don’t know yet about sepsis
and we don’t have many hard answers. But as sepsis becomes more
present in the news and as more people ask and talk about it,
using the word, it is being noticed. As attention increases,
through efforts by the general public and by Sepsis Alliance, we
will get more answers. In September 2010, the Society of
Critical Care Medicine in the