Articles: pandemics.
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To identify the resource usage by patients with influenza A H1N1 admitted to Australian and New Zealand intensive care units during the first wave of the pandemic in June, July and August 2009. ⋯ Low rates of admission of H1N1 patients to ICUs during the 2009 pandemic enabled the intensive care system to cope with the large demand when analysed at a jurisdictional level.
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Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz · Dec 2010
[Pandemic preparedness planning. What did we learn from the influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009?].
Since 2001, the German states and federal institutions have been engaged in systematic pandemic preparedness planning. Preparedness was largely in an advanced stage and most probably contributed to successful control of the influenza H1N1 (2009) pandemic in Germany. ⋯ The proper balance between a uniform national approach and the local adaptation of measures within Germany remains another challenge. Although the course of the influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009 was moderate, pandemic preparedness planning remains of utmost importance and must be adapted rigorously and early according to the recent experience.
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Health Technol Assess · Dec 2010
ReviewThe Swine Flu Triage (SwiFT) study: development and ongoing refinement of a triage tool to provide regular information to guide immediate policy and practice for the use of critical care services during the H1N1 swine influenza pandemic.
To use, existing critical care and early pandemic, data to inform care during the pandemic influenza A 2009 (H1N1) pandemic (with a possible use for triage - if the demand for critical care seriously exceeded supply). To monitor the impact of the H1N1 pandemic on critical care services, in real time, with regular feedback to critical care clinicians and other relevant jurisdictions to inform ongoing policy and practice. ⋯ The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.
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J Extra Corpor Technol · Dec 2010
ReviewExtracorporeal life support for pandemic influenza: the role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pandemic management.
The recent global threat of a severe pandemic influenza outbreak has suggested that extracorporeal life support will begin to play an evolving role in the care of critically ill influenza stricken patients. The highly communicable attributes of influenza could result in widespread infection and an associated increased need for advanced life support. ⋯ Protocol oriented planning, research analysis, and advanced technologies are critical factors in averting catastrophe. This review article details the epidemiology, diagnostic techniques, and interventions for the influenza A virus, including H1N1.