Based on the patients’ perspective Nutma sheds light on the hidden faces of sepsis, calling for more expertise on sepsis sequelae. She also offers recommendations to improve recovery and outcome. Sepsis really caught me by surprise. Many patients don’t realise what’s going on, because the brain has already lost control. As a matter of fact, when patients do stay alert and experience life slipping through their fingers, they often don’t get the chance to fully realise the impact either, because intubation makes sedation necessary.

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