Open AccessPandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza: Experience from a critical care unit in India
Author(s) -
Jyoti Narayan Sahoo,
Banani Poddar,
Afzal Azim,
Rekha Singh,
Mohan Gurjar,
Arvind Kumar Baronia
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.74177
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , pandemic , pneumothorax , mechanical ventilation , respiratory failure , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , h1n1 influenza , pneumonia , covid-19 , surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This case series details our experience with seven patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza from an intensive care unit in India.All the patients had respiratory failure requiring ventilation except one;two patients developed pneumothorax. Of the seven patients, two died (28.5%) and five recovered. Four patients had co-morbid conditions and one was morbidly obese; all the five patients were discharged alive.