Pandemic influenza: Implications for preparation and delivery of critical care services

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 347-367

  Manuell, Mary Elise ^a   Co, Mary Dawn T ^a   Ellison, Richard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

influenza; intensive care unit; pandemic; patient surge; virology

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; PERAMIVIR; RIMANTADINE; ZANAMIVIR;

AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H2N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SPANISH INFLUENZA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CRITICAL CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PANDEMICS;

EID: 82155192227     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066610393314     Document Type: Review

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