Search Tag: Influenza
#ESCCongress: Mortality Benefits With High-Dose Influenza Vaccines
2022 27 Aug
Findings from the DANFLU-1 trial presented at the ESC Congress in Barcelona show that high-dose influenza vaccination in older adults reduces the risk of death by 49% and the incidence of hospitalisation for influenza or pneumonia by 64% compared with standard-dose vaccination. Several studies have previously investigated the association between... Read more
COVID-19 vs Influenza: Comparative Study
2021 20 Mar
New research compares the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients against those of influenza patients to find if hospitalis ations, morbidity and mortality differ for two diseases. You might also like: WHO has launched a free online course dedicated to the rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients. Learn more... Read more
Pulmonary Pathobiology of COVID-19
2020 27 May
The primary cause of death with COVID-19 is progressive respiratory failure. However, despite the widespread infection rates associated with COVID, very little is known about the pathophysiology of the disease. What clinicians do know is that the pathological features resemble acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and progressive hypoxia. But... Read more
A Framework for Addressing Seasonal Influenza: A Critical Care Perspective
2020 15 Jan
Seasonal influenza remains a significant health burden and places tremendous and predictable strain on personnel and resources within a health system, specifically within critical care. Despite this, many institutions do not have a comprehensive influenza management plan. Effective and comprehensive critical care management of influenza requires... Read more
Understanding the Influenza Virus
2019 25 Jul
Diagnosis of the Influenza virus remains a challenge in the ICU. It is vital that knowledge of its pathophysiology and epidemiology is known so clinicians can make informed decisions regarding their patients’ health. The Influenza virus is found most commonly to replicate in the respiratory tract in humans. This is mainly due to the haemagglutinin... Read more
Influenza activity associated with an increase in hospitalisation for CV events
2019 04 Apr
In a recent study study, surveillance data from 4 US communities was used to associate monthly influenza-like illness (ILI) activity as reported by the CDC with MI and HF hospitalisations. Influenza-like illness activity was associated with an increase in HF hospitalisations within the same month. Myocardial infarction was positively but not significantly... Read more
Increased hospitalisation for AMI linked to influenza
2019 09 Jan
According to the World Health Organization, each year approximately 3 to 5 million cases of influenza and nearly 300,000 to 650,000 respiratory deaths worldwide can be attributed to influenza. Vulnerable patients, including elderly patients, pregnant women, and immunocompromised patients are at a greater risk of developing influenza-related complications.... Read more
Real-time Surveillance of Influenza Morbidity
2017 13 Dec
Morbidity and mortality associated with influenza are routinely analysed retrospectively. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also releases weekly data on hospitalisations and mortality due to lab-confirmed cases of influenza. In addition, through its online Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET), CDC provides... Read more