Management of acute @entity1576 from XXXX : experience of a tertiary-level Intensive Care Unit.

@entity1 @entity326 @entity3124 @entity683 @entity281 @entity519 @entity1576 @entity881
BACKGROUND: The novel @entity683 (H1N1) pandemic was associated with an epidemic of @entity3124 . METHODS: We describe the clinical profiles of critically ill @entity1 with severe complications due to microbiologically confirmed pandemic @entity281 admitted to a medical ICU in Monza, Italy, over a 6-month period. RESULTS: From August 2009 to January 2010, 19 @entity1 (13 adults and 6 @entity1 ) required ICU admission. Nine subjects were referred to our hospital from other ICUs. In all @entity1 , with the exception of a case of severe @entity326 , the cause of ICU admission was @entity1576 . Other @entity881 were common. A trial of non-invasive ventilation was attempted in 13 cases and was successful in four of them. The majority of the @entity1 required invasive mechanical ventilation. In the 7 most severely hypoxemic @entity1 , we applied veno-venous ECLS, with a very high rate of success. The median ICU stay was 9 days (range 1-78 days). Sixteen out of 19 (84%) @entity1 survived. CONCLUSION: In the majority of our @entity1 , @entity3124 caused by pandemic @entity683 (H1N1) was associated with severe @entity519 , @entity881 , requirement for mechanical ventilation and frequent use of rescue therapies and ECLS support.
