Is influenza A(H1N1) pneumonia more severe than other community-acquired pneumonias? Results of the GiViTI survey of 155 Italian ICUs

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1746-1755

  Bertolini, Guido ^a   Rossi, Carlotta ^a   Crespi, Daniele ^a   Finazzi, Stefano ^b   Morandotti, Marco ^b   Rossi, Sandra ^c   Peta, Mario ^d   Langer, Martin ^e   Poole, Daniele ^f  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f SAN MARTINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bed occupancy; Influenza A(H1N1); Intensive care units; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82555164999     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2339-5     Document Type: Article

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