Hospitalization and Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 | CDC EID

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Volume 16, Number 10–October 2010
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Predicting Need for Hospitalization of Patients with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Shawn Vasoo, Kamaljit Singh , and Gordon M. Trenholme
Author affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Abstract
In the absence of established guidelines for hospitalization of patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009, we studied emergency department patients to identify clinical parameters that predict need for hospitalization. Independent predictors of hospitalization include multiple high-risk medical conditions, dyspnea, and hypoxia. These findings are easily applicable, with a 79% positive predictive value for hospitalization.


Past influenza outbreaks have shown that limited healthcare resources may be rapidly overwhelmed during an outbreak (1,2). Guidelines for hospitalization of persons with influenza would help physicians by providing a framework for the initial evaluation and management of patients with influenza. We conducted a study of patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 to identify predictors for hospitalization.


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Vasoo S, Singh K, Trenholme GM. Predicting need for hospitalization of patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2010 Oct [date cited]. http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/16/10/1594.htm

DOI: 10.3201/eid1610.091889


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