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Editor, Senior Moderator
Rev Clin Esp (Barc)
. 2022 Jul 14;S2254-8874(22)00070-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.rceng.2022.05.003. Online ahead of print.
Influenza complications: Reporting cardiac events through a hospital surveillance system
V Quirós-González[SUP] 1 [/SUP], J Á Maderuelo-Fernández[SUP] 2 [/SUP], A M Haro-Pérez[SUP] 3 [/SUP], D González-Calle[SUP] 4 [/SUP], V Barreales-Rodríguez[SUP] 5 [/SUP], J M Eiros[SUP] 6 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background and aims: The aim of this study was to determine the complications of influenza in all adults hospitalized with this disease and, specifically, to analyze the characteristics of post-infection cardiovascular events.
Methods: This work is observational descriptive study of adults hospitalized with influenza during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons using the specific registry of a tertiary hospital. The complications analyzed were pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and cardiac events.
Results: A total of 928 adults with influenza required hospitalization and 303 (32.7%) presented with one or more complications. A post-influenza cardiac event occurred in 2.5% of patients; they had a higher probability of ICU admission and higher mortality. Influenza vaccination was a protective factor for cardiac events (OR 0.32; 95%CI 0.13-0.83).
Conclusions: Influenza can lead to important complications in hospitalized patients. The high mortality rate associated with post-infection cardiac events means that preventive measures, including annual influenza vaccination, need to be emphasized.
Keywords: Cardiac events; Control de la infección; Eventos cardíacos; Gripe; Infection control; Influenza; Sistemas de vigilancia; Surveillance systems; Vaccination; Vacunación.
. 2022 Jul 14;S2254-8874(22)00070-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.rceng.2022.05.003. Online ahead of print.
Influenza complications: Reporting cardiac events through a hospital surveillance system
V Quirós-González[SUP] 1 [/SUP], J Á Maderuelo-Fernández[SUP] 2 [/SUP], A M Haro-Pérez[SUP] 3 [/SUP], D González-Calle[SUP] 4 [/SUP], V Barreales-Rodríguez[SUP] 5 [/SUP], J M Eiros[SUP] 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35843784
- DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2022.05.003
Abstract
Background and aims: The aim of this study was to determine the complications of influenza in all adults hospitalized with this disease and, specifically, to analyze the characteristics of post-infection cardiovascular events.
Methods: This work is observational descriptive study of adults hospitalized with influenza during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons using the specific registry of a tertiary hospital. The complications analyzed were pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and cardiac events.
Results: A total of 928 adults with influenza required hospitalization and 303 (32.7%) presented with one or more complications. A post-influenza cardiac event occurred in 2.5% of patients; they had a higher probability of ICU admission and higher mortality. Influenza vaccination was a protective factor for cardiac events (OR 0.32; 95%CI 0.13-0.83).
Conclusions: Influenza can lead to important complications in hospitalized patients. The high mortality rate associated with post-infection cardiac events means that preventive measures, including annual influenza vaccination, need to be emphasized.
Keywords: Cardiac events; Control de la infección; Eventos cardíacos; Gripe; Infection control; Influenza; Sistemas de vigilancia; Surveillance systems; Vaccination; Vacunación.