Pacientes con influenza A H1N1 ingresados a una unidad de cuidado intensivo de un hospital de tercer nivel; una serie de 27 casos de mayo del 2009 a febrero del 2010
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Description: | We describe the clinical profiles of 27 adult patients with severe confirmed influenza A H1N1 admitted to the medical intensive care unit at Calderón Guardia Hospital, in Costa Rica over a 10-month period. Mean age for all patients was 41 years old, 15 patients were men, 20 required mechanical ventilation, and 7 died. All of those who died had renal failure. One half of the patients had underlying chronic medical conditions. There were only 4 pregnant patients.We describe the clinical profiles of 27 adult patients with severe confirmed influenza A H1N1 admitted to the medical intensive care unit at Calderón Guardia Hospital, in Costa Rica over a 10-month period. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Language: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/7879 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/medica/article/view/7879 |
| Keyword: | Influenza A H1N1 cuidado crítico insuficiencia renal critical care acute renal failure |