BACKGROUNDSeptic shock is associated with high mortality and substantial long-term morbidity.Survivors may experience early trauma-related stress symptoms, anxiety, and depression during recovery.In this study, psychological stress was operationalized as screening positivity on the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), not as a formal diagnosis of acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder.We evaluated the prevalence of IES-Rdefined early psychological stress, its associations with illness severity and 90-day outcomes, and an exploratory multivariable association model in septic
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