Return to work after hospitalization for sepsis: a nationwide, registry-based cohort study

Table 2 The proportion of RTW, never RTW and ever RTW and dead at 6 months, 1 year and 2 years in the period 2010 through 2021

Patient group and measurement point	n^a	RTW^b (%)	Never RTW^c (%)	Ever RTW^d (%)	Dead (%)
All sepsis patients
6 months	12 260	58.6	37.9	NA	3.4
1 year	11 751	67.5	21.6	5.6	5.4
2 years	10 845	63.4	15.3	13.7	7.7
Ward patients
6 months	11 309	60.3	36.2	NA	3.4
1 year	10 856	68.6	20.4	5.6	5.4
2 years	10 085	64.2	14.4	13.7	7.6
ICU patients
6 months	951	38.5	58.0	NA	3.5
1 year	895	53.6	36.2	4.8	5.4
2 years	760	52.2	26.7	13.0	8.0
COVID-19-related sepsis^e,f
6 months	384	66.9	32.6	NA	0.5
1 year	135	77.8	15.6	5.2	1.5

Abbreviation: RTW = return to work, NA = Not Applicable
^aIncludes all sepsis patients who survived an admission,
^bWithout medical benefit or disability pension at measurement point
^cPatients at medical benefit or disability pension since discharge
^dPatients without a medical benefit in a period after discharge, but back on medical benefit at measurement point
^eIncludes the years 2020 and 2021
^fIncludes patients admitted at ICU and non-ICU departments

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