G. Rajendra 1 , Koushalya Chakravarthy 2 , Madhavi G3 , Deepraj Singh B
ABSTRACT: The aim of this article is to focus on the presenting features, prevention and management of H1N1 The clinical characteristics of a series of 10 patients with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection and ARDS necessitating ventilator support at Andhra Pradesh Government Chest and General Hospital a tertiary-care ICU in Hyderabad. Of the 10 patients 4 patients were obese (body mass index [BMI] ≥30), including 2 who were extremely obese (BMI≥40), none of them had progressed to multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS).Of the 10 ICU admissions 8 patients died and 2 ICU patients survived the illness. Clinicians should be aware of the potential for severe complications of novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection with fatal outcome particularly in those on ventilator support.
