Seasonal burden of severe influenza virus infection in the critically ill patients, using the Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris clinical data warehouse: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

At the critical care level, the flu surveillance system is limited in France, with heterogeneous regional modalities of implementation.

Materials, patients and methods

We aimed at assessing the relevance of the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) clinical data warehouse for estimating the burden of the influenza epidemic on medical adult critical care units of the AP-HP, and outcome of patients during the flu season 2017-2018. This exploratory multi-site epidemiological study comprised all consecutive adult stays (n = 320) in 18 medical intensive care units (ICU) or intermediate care wards (ICW) for probable or confirmed Influenza virus infection during the 2017-2018 flu season.

Results

Patients admitted to ICU/ICW had low vaccination coverage (21%),

SUBMITTER: Fartoukh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8319596 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature