Articles: pandemics.
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Health Technol Assess · Dec 2010
Predictive clinicopathological features derived from systematic autopsy examination of patients who died with A/H1N1 influenza infection in the UK 2009-10 pandemic.
From April 2009 to January 2010, the pandemic of A/H1N1 influenza affected the UK. There were > 30,000 infections and 457 deaths (all ages). Reports from other countries had indicated that certain comorbidities were associated with a higher risk of death from H1N1 infection, and there was a need to identify these factors in the UK population as knowledge of them could lead to improved treatment in the current epidemic and reduced mortality in future epidemics. ⋯ The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.
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Comparative Study
Pandemic H1N1 influenza in the pediatric emergency department: a comparison with previous seasonal influenza outbreaks.
We compare the acuity of pediatric emergency department (ED) patients between the ongoing H1N1 influenza pandemic and previous seasonal influenza outbreaks. ⋯ The severity of illness during the 2009 H1N1 surge appeared similar to that of previous influenza seasons for the total population of the 2 pediatric tertiary care EDs, whereas an increase in the proportion of ICU admissions was observed for patients with influenza-like illness.
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Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Dec 2010
Outcomes for pregnant women infected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus during the 2009 pandemic in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
To study the epidemiologic characteristics and underlying conditions that place pregnant women infected with H1N1 virus at increased risk for being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Neither an advanced pregnancy nor comorbidities increased the risk of being admitted to the ICU but, compared with the results of other studies, a prompt treatment lowered mortality.
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To describe the incidence, clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients in Ireland with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection, and to provide a dynamic assessment of the burden of such cases on Irish intensive care units. ⋯ The 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic was a significant burden on Irish ICUs, predominantly affecting the tertiary centres. The demographics and clinical characteristics were similar to those described in the southern hemisphere, suggesting such data may inform future resource planning for similar threats.