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More Icelandic Swine Flu Patients in Intensive Care
12/10/2009 | 16:00
http://icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16539&ew_0_a_id=349579
Ten people have been admitted to hospital infected with the H1N1 (swine flu) virus in Iceland, three of whom are being kept in intensive care. The number of those whose condition is critical has increased from one to three, according to last week’s reports.
Worst-Case Scenario for Swine Flu Season
Reports: Critical illness may occur rapidly in sickest swine flu patients in Canada and Mexico
10:34 a.m. CDT, October 12, 2009
Lindsey Tanner | The Associated Press
http://www.healthkey.com/a-z/swine-flu/sns-health-swine-flu-worst-case,0,2102170.story
CHICAGO (AP) — Rapidly worsening breathing problems in the sickest swine flu patients in Mexico and Canada present a scary worst-case scenario and could foreshadow what U.S. doctors face as winter flu season sets in, new reports suggest.
In the global outbreak’s first wave, many critically ill patients in both countries were obese, although their death rates weren’t higher than others. Many in both countries also were younger than those typically hard hit by seasonal flu, as has been found in the United States.
Patients studied worsened quickly after being admitted to hospitals. Most survived after intensive, lengthy treatment, although the death rate in Mexican patients studied — 41 percent — was much higher.
The reports were published online Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
They aren’t a true snapshot on prevalence. But a JAMA editorial says they provide clues on what hospitals elsewhere may see in coming months.