Systematic influenza screening in cardiac intensive care units during the influenza season : A prospective study in Spain

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BACKGROUND: Little is known about the incidence of influenza among admissions to the cardiac intensive care unit (C-ICU), accuracy of clinical suspicion, and influenza vaccination uptake. We evaluated the incidence of influenza at C-ICU admission during the influenza season, potential underdiagnosis, and vaccination uptake.

METHODS: Prospective study at five C-ICUs during the 2017-2020 influenza seasons. A nasopharyngeal swab was collected at admission from patients who consented (n = 788). Testing was with Xpert®XpressFlu/RSV.

RESULTS: Influenza was detected in 43 patients (5.5%) (40 FluA; 3 FluB) and clinically suspected in 27 (62.8%). Compared to patients without influenza, patients with influenza more frequently had heart failure (37.2% vs 22.8%, P = 0.031), previous contact with relatives with influenza-like illnesses (23.3% vs 12.5%, P = 0.042), antimicrobial use (67.4% vs 23.2%, P <0.01), and need for mechanical ventilation (25.6% vs 14.5%, P = 0.048). Patients received oseltamivir promptly. We found no differences in mortality (11.6% vs 5.2%, P = 0.076). Patients with influenza more frequently had myocarditis (9.3% vs 0.9%, P <0.01) and pericarditis (7.0% vs 0.8%, P = 0.01). Overall, 43.0% of patients (339/788) were vaccinated (51.9% of those with a clear indication [303/584]).

CONCLUSION: Influenza seems to be a frequently underdiagnosed underlying condition in admissions to the C-ICU. Influenza should be screened for at C-ICU admission during influenza epidemics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:136

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International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 136(2023) vom: 03. Nov., Seite 37-42

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Galar, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Juárez, Miriam [VerfasserIn]
Sousa-Casasnovas, Iago [VerfasserIn]
Catalán, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Valerio, Maricela [VerfasserIn]
Antunez-Muiños, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Barbeito-Castiñeiras, Gema [VerfasserIn]
Blanco-Alonso, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Folgueira, María Dolores [VerfasserIn]
García-Acuña, José María [VerfasserIn]
Lalueza, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Lázaro-Perona, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
López de Sá, Esteban [VerfasserIn]
Martín, Lorena [VerfasserIn]
Muñez, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Portero, Francisca [VerfasserIn]
Ramos-Martínez, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Romero-Gómez, María Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Rosillo, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Avilés, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Sellés, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Bouza, Emilio [VerfasserIn]
Muñoz, Patricia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute cardiac events
Influenza
Journal Article
Systematic screening

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Date Completed 27.10.2023

Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2023.08.027

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361673914