H1N1 Critical Illness Can Occur Rapidly; Predominantly Affects Young Patients
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 12:14
in Health & Medicine
Critical illness among Canadian patients with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) occurred rapidly after hospital admission, often in young adults, and was associated with severely low levels of oxygen in the blood, multi-system organ failure, a need for prolonged mechanical ventilation and frequent use of rescue therapies, according to a new study.