Outcomes of patients with severe influenza infection admitted to intensive care units: a retrospective study in a medical centre.
CONCLUSION: The mortality rate of severe influenza patients admitted to the ICU was high, especially in middle-aged adults. The risk of mortality was associated with ≥2 organ failures. A negative fluid balance predicts survival.
PMID: 28905701 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Chao CM, Lai CC, Chan KS, Cheng KC, Chou W, Yuan KS, Chen CM Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research
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