Influenza virus and factors that are associated with ICU admission, pulmonary co-infections and ICU mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

While most influenza patients have a self-limited respiratory illness, 5-10% of hospitalized patients develop severe disease requiring ICU admission. The aim of this study was to identify influenza-specific factors associated with ICU admission and mortality. Furthermore, influenza-specific pulmonary bacterial, fungal and viral co-infections were investigated.

Methods

199 influenza patients, admitted to two academic hospitals in the Netherlands between 01-10-2015 and 01-04-2016 were investigated of which 45/199 were admitted to the ICU.

Results

A history of Obstructive/Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome, myocardial infarction, dyspnea, influenza type A, BMI > 30, the development of renal failure and bacterial and fungal co-infections, were observed more frequently i

SUBMITTER: Beumer MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7125534 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature