Schmidt KFR, Schwarzkopf D, Baldwinet LM, et al. - Through a 24-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial that enrolled 291 patients who survived sepsis (including septic shock) from nine German ICUs, experts assessed the long-term courses of sepsis survivors and the impacts of a primary care management intervention in sepsis aftercare. Of 291, 186 patients finished the 24-month follow-up revealing both heightened mortality and recovery from functional impairment. Unlike the intervention group, the control group explicated a notable rise of posttraumatic stress symptoms according to the Posttraumatic Symptom Scale (PTSS-10). No important variations in all other outcomes between the intervention and control groups were noted. Therefore, among survivors of sepsis, 12 months following completion, a primary care management intervention did not enhance mental health-related quality of life. Moreover, patients in the intervention group exhibited less posttraumatic stress symptoms.