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Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009: a case series from intensive care units in Port Shepstone, South Africa

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 16 , issue 3 , 2010 , pages: 17–22

DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2010.10872676

Author(s): SP Blakemore Principal Anaesthesiologist, Port Shepstone Regional Hospital, , PD Gopalan Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa

Keywords: pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 , intensive care , critical care , influenza swine flu

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Abstract

This article presents a series of seven ventilator-dependent patients with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 and one with seasonal influenza at two hospitals—a government regional hospital and a private hospital—in the Ugu District, KwaZulu-Natal. The clinical features of these patients are described, and an attempt is made to highlight the problems encountered in managing such patients in a regional South African setting.

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