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. 2013 Feb;43(2):81-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.01.016. Epub 2013 Feb 28.

[Description of patients with confirmed influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 admitted to an intensive care unit and identification of severity risk factors]

[Article in French]
C Payet  1 , D Lutringer-Magnin, P Cassier, B Lina, L Argaud, B Allaouchiche, P Vanhems
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[Description of patients with confirmed influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 admitted to an intensive care unit and identification of severity risk factors]

[Article in French]
C Payet et al. Med Mal Infect. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: The authors had for objective to describe patients with confirmed influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) in a university hospital and to identify risk factors correlated with the severity of the disease.

Design: A prospective study was conducted in an university hospital during the A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza pandemic. Severe laboratory confirmed cases (admitted to an ICU) were described and compared with non-severe confirmed cases (not admitted to an ICU).

Results: Sixty-nine patients were included; 36 (52%) were 15 to 44 years of age. Sixteen (23%) cases were defined as severe, ten of these (63%) concerned patients 45 to 64 years of age. The independent factors associated with severity were: a history of heart disease, obesity, and tobacco abuse.

Conclusions: This work reinforces the need to identify and protect groups at risk of severe outcomes.

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