Information for patients and whānau who are affected by sepsis
These resources cover the following topics about sepsis and are designed for patients and whānau.
- What causes sepsis, and common signs and symptoms.
- What happens if you or a member of your whānau is admitted to hospital with sepsis.
- What happens if you or a whānau member needs to go to the intensive care unit.
- Things to look out for while recovering from sepsis.
Sepsis information for patients and whānau is available as a complete guide, and individual topics.
- Sepsis information for patients and whānau (PDF 697KB)
- Could it be sepsis? (PDF 368KB)
- In hospital with sepsis (PDF 335KB)
- Recovering from sepsis (PDF 497KB)
If you would like to have these booklets professionally printed, please provide your printing service with the following files which are professional print ready. These files are not suitable for self printing.
Published: 9 Sep 2025
Modified: 21 Oct 2025