Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 May 17, 2009 to June 12, 2009

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 250

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 250

Source: http://lta.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idLTASIE54T0N720090530

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Chile 250 influenza H1N1 cases, two people are still serious
Saturday May 30 2009 19:20 GYT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile on Saturday reported 26 new confirmed cases of the feared H1N1 flu, which reached a total of 250 infected, including children and adults, two of whom remain in serious condition.

Chile ranks as the country with confirmed cases of the new strain of influenza in South America, although the figures could rise substantially in the coming weeks in the austral winter.

In his daily report, the Health Ministry said that two more people have no serious deterioration in his condition.

"In the past few hours, people are both stable in severity, with assisted ventilation and have not evolved negatively," said Secretary of State's report.

Of total cases, first appeared in a city of Arica in the extreme north of Chile, while in the Chilean capital amounting to over 65 and the remainder in other regions of the country, with a high proportion of children contagion.

The Ministry of Health has estimated that 90 percent of influenza that is circulating in the country is the type AH1N1.

The new strain of influenza has killed dozens of people, mostly in Mexico.

(Reporting by Antonio de la Jara. Edited by Magdalena Morales)

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 276; three severe

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 276; three severe

Source: http://lta.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idLTASIE54U0KH20090531

Chile rises H1N1 influenza cases to 276, three serious
Sunday May 31 2009 19:35 GYT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile on Sunday announced the confirmation of 26 new cases of the feared H1N1 flu, which reached a total of 276 infected, including children and adults, of whom three are in serious condition.

The new figure, Chile continues as the country with the most confirmed cases of the new strain of influenza in South America, although the number of infected could rise substantially in the coming weeks in the austral winter, according to local authorities.

In his daily report, the Ministry of Health increased from two to three serious cases.

The first woman is a serious infection that is connected to an artificial lung for several days at a private clinic, but remains stable and on Monday will evaluate the possibility to disconnect the machines that assist them.

Given the escalation of two other patients infected in the southern region of Los Lagos, the health ministry said Sunday afternoon they were taken to a clinic in the heart of the capital.

Since Monday, Chile changed the way the new face of influenza, as it reinforced the clinical criteria in detecting suspected cases and the focus of treatment.

"This new scenario will involve itself in a progressive decrease of barriers in border crossings, ports and airports, as the virus is already installed in the country," said a communique of the Ministry of Health.

The portfolio of Health has estimated that 90 percent of influenza that is circulating in the country is the type AH1N1.

The new strain of influenza has killed more than dozen people in the world, mostly in Mexico.

(Reporting by Antonio de la Jara. Edited by Javier Leira)

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 313; five in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 313; five in serious condition

Source: http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=360844

Google translation:

Cases of human influenza exceeded the barrier of 300 infected
The Institute of Public Health confirmed this afternoon another 37 new cases in the country.
El Mercurio Online
Monday June 1, 2009 19:02

SANTIAGO .- With the confirmation of 37 new cases of Influenza A-H1N1, the number of infected by this virus in the country exceeded 313 people, said this afternoon the Public Health Institute.

Nationally, the distribution of cases by region is as follows:

Arica and Parinacota: 1 case.

Tarapac? 3 cases.

Coquimbo: 2 cases.

Valparaiso: 7 cases.

Metropolitan: 218 cases.

O'Higgins 11 cases.

Maule: 1 case.

B?o B?o: 22 cases.

Araucan?a: 4 cases.

Rivers: 1 case.

Lakes: 43 cases.

Regarding the situation of the three severe cases this condition, the PSI indicated that the patients in the clinic Las Condes is recovering, then begin a process of gradual disengagement of the artificial lung (ECMO), which ends tomorrow.

He added that two other patients in the Lake District have been transferred to Santiago. One is stable within the seriousness and connected to mechanical ventilation in the clinic Indisa, while the other will be entered in the next few hours in the Clinical Hospital of the Catholic University in serious condition.

Clinic in the Andes from Puerto Montt is a patient hospitalized in critical condition 35 years with favorable results.

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 313; four in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 313; four in serious condition

Source: http://www.cooperativa.cl/estables-...rto-montt/prontus_nots/2009-06-02/134641.html

Remain stable but serious infections of human influenza from Puerto Montt

Patients are connected to mechanical ventilator.

One is internal Indisa Clinic and the other at the Catholic University Clinic.
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Serious but stable condition in the remaining two individuals infected with human influenza to be moved on Monday from Santiago to Puerto Montt.
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The patients were transferred on Monday night.

One of them, Oscar Jimenez of 40 years, is internal to the Clinic Indisa and as the doctor has a serious respiratory table, and has been sedated and connected to mechanical ventilator.

His sister, Myriam Jimenez said "given that it is a healthy man, who had his normal life as any of us, but it affected him more than another person," expects "the daily that he develops."

While the other patient was transferred to the capital, Ismael Gonzalez Pavez, is hospitalized at the Clinic of Catholic University and is also connected to mechanical ventilator because his lungs had extensive damage, as indicated by the head doctor of the department from the medical intensive care, Max Andresen.

"Well Don Ismael is still very serious, we have succeeded in terms of hemodynamic, mean arterial pressure that is pretty good now and there is no impact on other organs except the lung. The lung is assisted by a very complex ventilation system mechanics, "he said.

In Chile are already 313 cases of people infected with the virus AH1N1.

For now, the Ministry of Health is awaiting the results of tests that make themselves known if a patient died last Sunday at the Base Hospital in Puerto Montt, Francisco Maldonado Vera, died because of the flu, also called A.

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 369; seven in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 369; seven in serious condition

Source: http://www.lasegunda.com/ediciononline/cronica/detalle/index.asp?idnoticia=488741

Google translation:

ISP: Seven cases of severe rise and global reach of 369 human influenza infections
Wednesday June 3, 2009
Source: El Mercurio Online

During the day, health authorities have confirmed nine new affected by influenza A (H1N1). Those who remain in critical condition from Chill?n (1) and Puerto Montt (6).

SANTIAGO .- A rose seven serious cases of human influenza, according to the latest report issued by the Public Health Institute, which amounted to 369 new infections at country level, confirming that confirm the additional nine days were affected.

Of those who presented clinical severity, one comes from the city of Chill?n (Regi?n del B?o B?o) and six other Puerto Montt (Lake District).

The health authority said that in Chile 98 percent of the cases have been mild, and has presented tables 1.9 and 0.2 serious deceased (Fernando Maldonado Vera, 37, whose death occurred on Tuesday in the south).

In the morning, President Michelle Bachelet, accompanied by Minister of Health, ?lvaro Erazo, led a workshop with the highest authorities of the portfolio and the Committee of Experts that advises decision makers to manage the country of influenza A (H1N1).

Among the items discussed at the meeting was the analysis of the evolution of the virus, measures to strengthen the levels of care (mainly in primary care), with higher staffing, training and delivery of clinical guidelines, and outreach the course and development that is taking the epidemic in Chile.

Subsequently a meeting was held at the Ministry of Health, which experts called intensivists to define actions for the treatment of severe cases that may arise.

It was decided to send to Puerto Montt for a group of experts formed by Elena Pedroni (PAHO expert Argentina), Maritza Garcia (Department of Epidemiology Minsal), Veronica Esp?nola (Head of the Department of Infection Intrahospitalarias Minsal) and Mario Calvo (infectologists from Universidad Austral in Valdivia) and Arancibia Francisco (president of the Chilean Society of Intensive Care Medicine), with the aim of analyzing in detail what is happening in the city and look at some additional measures that can be implemented, given the high number of infection by the disease.

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 369; seven in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 369; seven in serious condition

Source: http://www.cooperativa.cl/expertos-...ipe-ah1n1/prontus_nots/2009-06-04/085402.html

Google translation:

Experts consider that in the Lakes more severe cases of influenza AH1N1

In that region was the first death and six of the seven patients are serious over there.

Hypotheses are evaluated as the cold and the perception of the health system.
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Thursday begins the work in the field of five experts in the Lake District that aims to find out the reasons why in this area were six of the seven cases of severe influenza AH1N1 and has been the only death.

Mario Calvo Arellano, infectologists of the Institute of Medicine of the University of Southern, is one that integrates the group and explained that one of the assumptions that drive has to do with chance.

"All human beings are different and there are people who react to the same virus with a very severe disease and others with the same virus can cause a mild disease," he said.

Another possibility is the cold of the region that helps "the poor quality of the defenses of the upper airway," and that "the organism and produce infection arrives, this is a situation that facilitates the spread of infection is much easier .

"The possibility that one of those cases resulting in an infected severe box is much higher," he said.

Another way to understand the speed is the way we live as people usually share indoors due to rain.

Meanwhile, Debbie Guerra, president of the College of academic anthropologists and public health, said that one important point is the perception of people about the emergency care system in the region because it depends on the decision and the time that served with a specialist.

"The other element is this notion that 'I am not going to happen,' and in that sense, we have practices that are not necessarily prevent disease, not to attend to medical services, suggests that influenza is a common and that we will self, "he said.

Until Sunday, the five experts working in Puerto Montt assessing, among other things, the management of seriously ill patients in order to avoid more deaths.

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 369; seven in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 369; seven in serious condition

Source: http://www.latercera.com/contenido/680_136557_9.shtml

Six of the seriously ill from flu are AH1N1 of Puerto Montt
Minsal sends medical team to examine cases. Complex patients are hospitalized.
by A.M. Morales and J.R. Maldonado - 04/06/2009 - 07:09 Of the seven patients for severe influenza AH1N1 in the country, six are of Puerto Montt. This region is the second most infected people, after the Metropolitan. So much so that even the director's ill health service Reloncav?, Eugenia Schnake.

Is this health situation which prompted the government to send a team of experts to investigate the causes of the outbreak, which is composed of the adviser of PAHO Elena Pedroni.

The issue was discussed yesterday at La Moneda, in a meeting headed by President Michelle Bachelet, health authorities and the group of expert advisers on this issue. This, following the death of Fernando Vera (37), the first fatal victim of avian AH1N1 in the country.

During the meeting, the experts said that for every confirmed case of human influenza, there are another 10 infected. Ie, the number of infected could skirt today the four thousand, as argued by Dr. Carlos Perez, infectologists of UC.

PUERTO MONTT
Dr. Jorge Jimenez de la Jara said that there is no clear explanation of why so many cases recorded Puerto Montt and why most of the major categories corresponding to the area. These are young people who have no link or common household or workplace. All developed a viral pneumonia. "Tables are simple in a complicated moment to another," he said.

"It works in various scenarios, ranging from models of living in Puerto Montt and Chiloe, which is made around the kitchen and where, therefore, is most contagious until hiperreacciones of people whose immune system reacts very strongly against a new virus, "said De la Jara.

The fear of the disease that caused many users come to the Hospital de Puerto Montt. Some of them complained about the attention.

CRITICAL PATIENTS
One of the six seriously ill patients is Pavez Ismael Gonzalez (40). The accountant is the company Aguas Claras salmon and was interned in the Cl?nica Los Andes May 28 last, with a severe respiratory failure that forced him to be connected to a mechanical ventilator. With its picture day worsened, it was decided to move it to the Hospital Cl?nico Universidad Cat?lica, where he is hospitalized since Monday.

The doctor Thomas Regueira, from the intensive, said yesterday that Pavez is in "extremely serious". In view of this is connected to an artificial lung and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Has a severe lung failure, with involvement of both lungs, which keeps him with life-threatening.

Health Minister Alvaro Erazo said that following the emergence of several serious cases were given the instruction to all emergency services in the country (public and private) that any patient who arrives with severe flu symptoms have been immediate hospitalization.

He added that there is strengthening emergency care, through recruitment and training of clinical teams, in addition to the delivery of diagnostic and treatment guidelines. It was also recommended to health care the separation of suspected influenza patients AH1N1 the rest of the population in emergency consultations and use of masks.

Parliamentarians from different sectors criticized actions taken by the government to contain the outbreak. Mrs Karla Rubilar (RN) stated that the massive infection, the government should order the phase 6 of the epidemic and deal with more resources.

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 369; seven in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 369; seven in serious condition

Puerto Montt, Chile is a port city and tourist destination on the south coast of Chile. It's weather is likened to Seattle/Vancouver with mild temperatures frequent rain showers and high relative humidity.

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 393; eight in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 393; eight in serious condition

Source: http://diario.elmercurio.com/2009/06/05/nacional/nacional/noticias/6160ED3F-E139-4D6F-AD29-6991F3FF3726.htm?id={6160ED3F-E139-4D6F-AD29-6991F3FF3726}

Spread of the virus A (H1N1) in Puerto Montt:
Fifteen health officials are infected with influenza

Epidemiologists Minsal be a week in the area looking for information to help understand aspects of the infection. It has been established that some are worse and others do not.

SOLEDAD NEIRA FAR?AS

At least ten of the Base Hospital in Puerto Montt and five Health Service Reloncav? (SSR), including its director, Eugenia Schnake, were confirmed with medical leave after their infection with influenza A (H1N1).

This forced to seek urgent replacements. "We are hiring more people to the urgency. Sapu and strengthen, with doctors and nurses, and bought two more mechanical fans, one for adults and children," confirmed the director (s) of the SSR, Monica Winckler.

The expert acknowledged that there is concern among health personnel. "They feel more exposed than the rest of the community people, which is true," he said.

They are not the only restless. Psychosis in the population reaches the point where people come to Sapu because their employers have been required to ensure that examinations are not with influenza.

Winkler said the community must understand that if you're not sick, should not go to health centers, including those chronic patients, who recommended to seek to send their drugs to prevent the spread and do not saturate.

Experts in the field

Yesterday came the team of epidemiologists announced by the Government which, together with experts from the region, consider the infection, but require at least a week to evacuate conclusions.

The SEREMI Health Bernardo Martorell, details to be sizing up the size, to characterize the behavior and set the type and speed of transmission of the virus, among others, to predict their potential effects, "because this could be happening is a phenomenon that after could move to other parts of Chile or the world. "

They must also identify cases, see if any more than other years and more in depth study to assess whether there are serious risk factors. "To understand better the transmission, to improve management in health services," he stressed Martorell.

Elena Pedroni, epidemiologist for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), said that studying the case of Puerto Montt can serve as a model of how to tackle the epidemic in other countries. And confirmed that after Puerto Montt to Ecuador and Paraguay will continue to monitor the issue further.

The specialist said that a major unknown is why some cases are worsening more and stressed that the epidemic in Chile until now nothing more than what has been elsewhere in the world. "

Pedroni agreed the concern of health workers. "We need to prevent outbreaks intrahospitales, and we must train staff on infection control and use of protective equipment for individuals, for example," detail.

Contracted severe

A serious case was added yesterday to the list of critically ill patients by infection of human influenza. This is Mario Chaparro Jimenez (52), who remains connected to a mechanical ventilator in the ICU of the Hospital Regional de Concepci?n. It was reported that developed the virus while he was interned by a brain stroke.

Last night, moved from Melipilla admitted to the Hospital Cl?nico UC, Ampuerto Eduardo Zamorano, 75, (pictured), who also was infected grave.

The counter Ismael Pavez, 40 years, Puerto Montt, is "very serious and life threatening" connected to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the same hospital.

Meanwhile, attorneys for the Alliance Fran?aise de Santiago last night confirmed a case of influenza A (H1N1) in a student and asked to close the school.

393 people

are infected by human influenza.
Yesterday 24 new cases were reported.

8 patients

still serious.

1 victim

has become the disease.

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 393; nine in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 393; nine in serious condition

Source: http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=361470

Confirmed two new human cases of severe influenza in Santiago
In the Official Journal and found the resolution to exempt the payment of consideration (PCR) to be covered on Monday and by the ISAP Fonasa.

El Mercurio Online
Friday June 5, 2009 14:48

SANTIAGO .- Two new cases of severe influenza A (H1N1) joined the seven that already exist in various parts of the country, the capital.

The first is a 18-year-old, identified as Luis Mu?oz, who this morning was taken to the Unit of Critical Patient Clinic Indisa from the Barros Luco Hospital, who was found suffering from the virus.

According to Radio Bio Bio, the couple arrived at the scene with encephalitis, with seizures and their tests confirmed that he had influence A (H1N1) and is now connected to a mechanical ventilator.

Dr. Sebastian Ugarte, head of the Patient Clinic Indisa critic, argued that "if we were surprised because this young man came with a convulsive table with a table and probably the first viral possibilities one thinks that this is other viruses. But the confirmation was fast. "

A Mu?oz joined the case of Eduardo Ampuero (65), who was transferred from the Melipilla Hospital of Catholic University, where he also is connected to mechanical ventilation.

During his visit to the Chest Hospital, Health Minister ?lvaro Erazo, acknowledged the existence of a deficit of mechanical ventilators at the increase in new cases of human influenza, but assured that the work is being strengthened in intensive care units and equipment to be purchased for those services that are technically capable of working. This will take a budget of $ 17 billion, intended to combat the disease.

"These resources are available and we will make this acquisition to strengthen care in hospitals and thus able to respond to emergencies that may occur in some health services. In general, what we are looking at the country level is that serious cases are exceptional cases, "the secretary of state.


In addition, today appeared in the Official Journal of the free resolution PCR test, which will cost 20 pesos. In the case of participants Fonasa to receive coverage with free choice of 50%, as for members Isapre, which cover at least 10 pesos, depending on the plan for each person.
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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 393; nine in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 393; nine in serious condition

Source: http://www.lasegunda.com/ediciononline/cronica/detalle/index.asp?idnoticia=489186

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Patient remains in serious condition with human influenza in hospitals UC

Friday June 5, 2009
Source: El Mercurio Online

Pavez Ismael, who was moved to this site from Puerto Montt, is with life-threatening.

SANTIAGO .- In a state of extreme gravity continues interned in the Hospital of the UC, Ismael Pavez, the patient with human influenza, which was moved from Puerto Montt to the site of care.

According to the latest medical report delivered Pavez still a severe pulmonary failure that compromises both lungs, so it remains connected to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Due to the compromise, the worker of 40 years in oxygenation remains unstable and at risk of life.

Pavez unit was transferred to critical care patients from the capital on June 1 last, and has remained with his family.

The clinic reported that Pavez urgent need of donor blood group RH -.

Furthermore, it was reported this morning that there were two new cases of severe influenza A (H1N1), in addition to the seven that already exist.

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Source: http://about.reuters.com/dynamic/countrypages/chile/1244246089nN05305945.ASP

Reported cases of H1N1 influenza in Chile soar to 890
05 Jun 2009 19:54

SANTIAGO, June 5 (Reuters) - Chile announced on Friday that cases of infection by the H1N1 influenza shot 890 people, more than double the record until Thursday, after entering the data recorded by private clinics.

Chile is the country with the largest number of new confirmed cases of influenza in South America and one death occurred on Monday became the first nation in the region to confirm a fatal victim.

Until Thursday afternoon, Chile recorded 393 confirmed cases of the new flu. But on Friday, the Government reported that the total amount raised through an increase with 411 cases confirmed by the public sector and 479 in private.

"Of the total confirmed cases, 10 people are serious," said a communique of the Ministry of Health.

"Chile has behaved like the rest of the world: a vast majority of mild cases, focusing on children under 20 years and very few serious cases," the Ministry, which said that 60 percent of people are currently healthy.

Chilean authorities are considering a higher frequency of cases in the southern town of Puerto Montt, where he died a man of 37 years of age due to the new strain of flu.

(Reporting by Rodrigo Martinez, Edited by Juana Casas)

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Source: http://noticias.123.cl/entel123/html/Tele13/Noticias/Chile/380463.html


Minsal 890 confirmed human cases of influenza in the country
Of the total, 411 were confirmed by the Institute of Public Health (ISP) and 479 clinics and by private schools.

The Ministry of Health confirmed a total of 890 domestic cases infected with the virus AH1N1 also informed that the disease has a higher frequency in 3 regions.

The Lakes are recorded in 7 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants in Rivers 4 per 100 thousand in the metropolitan area and 3.6 per 100 thousand inhabitants.

It was also noted there are 10 cases in total which are in serious condition and under hospitalization.

According to the latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO), with latest figures our country becomes the fourth country in the world with more confirmed cases of influenza AH1N1. In the first place in the United States is ranked 11 with 54 thousand infected with 5563 followed by Mexico, Canada and Chile in 1795 with 890.

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Source: http://vmasv.cl/nacionales/cronica/6541-influenza-humana-un-paciente-continua-en-riesgo-vital.html

Human Influenza: A patient remains at risk vital
Friday June 05, 2009 VmasV

Meanwhile, Minsal breathing equipment purchased to meet the most serious.

In a state of extreme gravity remained - until the close of this edition - in the Hospital of the Catholic University, Pavez Ismael, who was placed on June 1 for the diagnosis of influenza virus AH1N1.

The patient, a native of Puerto Montt, and 40 years old, has complicated his health due to a "failure with severe pulmonary compromise from both lungs, it remains unstable situation in his oxygenation and vital risk" as reported Sources from the assistive.

Pavez is the sum of the case of Luis Munoz Valenzuela, 18, who is placed in the Unit of Critical Patient Clinic Indisa connected to artificial ventilation.

To this is added the first case of Influenza A detected in the island of Chilo?, which made masks were exhausted in Ancud due to collective paranoia unleashed following the announcement.

Buy more equipment

For its part, the Ministry of Health reported through its owner, ?lvaro Erazo, who will be a strengthening of respiratory equipment in hospitals to be more prepared to deal with these cases.

This will be the investment of 17 million pesos to buy equipment for all accredited hospitals in the country, which presented a clear deficit in the amount of such articles

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Source: http://noticias.123.cl/entel123/html/Tele13/Noticias/Chile/380645.html

Google translation:

In patients with extremely serious human influenza

Pavez Ismael (40) is taken to the Hospital Cl?nico Universidad Cat?lica connected to artificial ventilation. In the Region of O'Higgins there are 22 confirmed cases.

The Catholic University Hospital reported that Ismael Pavez infected with the H1N1 virus remains in a state of extreme gravity connected to extracorporeal membrane Ventilation (ECMO) in the Critical Patient Unit of the enclosure.

The patient of 40 years moved last week from Puerto Montt, has maintained an unstable condition of their lung function and, although not presented major complications, has not shown signs of recovery.

Pavez urgently needs blood donors of Rh negative blood group, which should be directed to the Blood Bank at Hospital Cl?nico UC Marcoleta 345.

22 confirmed human cases of influenza in the Region of O'Higgins

The Regional Ministerial Secretary of Health of the Region of O'Higgins, Genaro Gonzalez reported that cases of human influenza in the area amounted to 22, while those reaching the 35 suspects, two of them are serious. Health Authority stressed that the confirmed cases, none presented sequelae.

According to data provided by Gonzalez, was a man of 39 years who are on mechanical ventilation in the ICU of the Hospital, with a picture of severe aspiration pneumonia, and in the studio by the A-H1N1 virus.

The second case is a child of 6 years who is placed in the same pediatric ICU, mechanical ventilation with a picture of pneumonia of unspecified etiology and is awaiting the result of PCR test to see if it offers the Human influenza viruses.

The owner of Health O'Higgins emphasized that "the region and across the country are applying the procedure developed by the Ministry to monitor cases of pneumonia, whether or not caused by influenza A H1N1, and those who submit these tables will be immediately provided the appropriate antiviral treatment. "

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

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Pavez urgently needs blood donors of Rh negative blood group, which should be directed to the Blood Bank at Hospital Cl?nico UC Marcoleta 345.

Any ideas what that's all about????

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

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Pavez urgently needs blood donors of Rh negative blood group, which should be directed to the Blood Bank at Hospital Cl?nico UC Marcoleta 345. ​

Any ideas what that's all about????

Sf, to give an answer on Your question:

ECMO is a method to treat severe respiratory failure (ARDS). ECMO stands for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. An ECMO machine is similar to a heart-lung machine. To initiate ECMO, cannulae are placed in large blood vessels to provide access to the patient's blood. Anticoagulant drugs are given to prevent blood clotting. The ECMO machine continuously pumps blood from the patient through a "membrane oxygenator" that imitates the gas exchange process of the lungs. Management of the ECMO circuit is done by a team of ECMO specialists in intensive care units.

To run an ECMO-system and before using it, the circuit will be primed with packed red blood cells and FFP (fresh frozen plasma). Losses of blood in ECMO-therapy situation are not rare, because of technical aspects (large cannulae, blood clotting) and because of bleeding complications due to anticoagulant drugs.

Rh negative blood group (Rh = rhesus factor) is rare (only about 15 % of the people are rhesus negative). Compatibility of packed red blood cells has to be tested in order to use only matched blood transfusions.

While stocks of certain packed red blood cells are running short from time to time, initiation and continuation of ECMO may become critical in certain situations.

There are some new technical methods of lung support going to be developed (iLA), for example:
http://www.aerzteblatt.de/v4/archiv/pdf.asp?id=58042

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Thank, Doctor for a very clear explanation. Amazing what information people will share just for the asking :applause:

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Source: http://www.radio.uchile.cl/notas2.asp?idNota=53363

Google translation:

9-6-2009 16:18
Health claims that increased human influenza consultations by 50%

Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Julio Montt, reported that outpatient visits for any human flu infections may increase by 50 percent over the next few days.

Indicated that the physician is waiting for the human influenza virus begins to manifest itself in the rest of the metropolitan area, which will mean a sharp increase in outpatient consultations from next week, could occur when the point highest infection.

The Ministry of Health will acquire 22 conventional mechanical ventilation, 7 and 15 high-frequency non-invasive with a cost of 180 million pesos to deal with serious cases of human influenza.

July Montt also reported that syncytial virus already circulating in the pediatric population, producing 600 pediatric hospitalizations in the last week measured, ie 150 per cent more than in 2008, considered benign, and 20 percent more than in 2007.

 

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Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Re: Chile: Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 890; ten in serious condition

Source: http://www.australosorno.cl/prontus4_nots/site/artic/20090609/pags/20090609151351.html

Cases on the rise

16:00 .- predict that next week will be the peak of the virus A (H1N1)
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SANTIAGO .- The Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Julio Montt, said today that from next week and for a period could be extended from 15 to 21 days to reach peak of infection of human influenza because the virus is spreading beyond the neighborhoods of east sector of Santiago.

According to the projections of the portfolio, the number of outpatient visits in the adult population will grow by 50% to nearly 5 thousand people per day.

Following the meeting of the Executive Committee of Winter Campaign 2009, Montt said that in the case of children under 5 years and there was an increase in hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases, especially syncytial virus, which is 150% higher in relation to 2008.

Given that scenario has already begun the conversion of massive pediatric beds that could reach 800 in Santiago.

Alongside this, the ministry announced the acquisition of equipment for the care of critically ill patients, including conventional ventilators, high frequency and non-invasive.