Research Article
2009 H1N1 Influenza Infection-Related Hospital Admissions: A Single Center Experience with Adult Patients in West Texas
Table 2
Clinical presentations of 2009 H1N1 influenza infection.
| | Clinical symptoms and signs | Total () | ICU () | Non-ICU () | value |
| | Symptom days before admission | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.01 | | Admission within 48βhr of onset | 17 (55%) | 5 (33%) | 12 (75%) | 0.03 | | Fever | 22 (71%) | 12 (80%) | 10 (63%) | Ns | | Myalgia | 7 (23%) | 4 (27%) | 3 (19%) | Ns | | Running nose | 19 (61%) | 12 (80%) | 7 (44%) | Ns | | Dyspnea | 24 (77%) | 14 (93%) | 10 (63%) | Ns | | Cough | 22 (71%) | 11 (73%) | 11 (69%) | Ns | | Sputum production | 18 (58%) | 11 (73%) | 7 (44%) | Ns | | Diarrhea | 4 (13%) | 1 (7%) | 3 (19%) | Ns | | Respiration >20 | 15 (48%) | 11 (73%) | 4 (25%) | 0.01 | | Heart rate >100 | 20 (65%) | 13 (87%) | 7 (44%) | 0.02 | | Systolic blood pressure <100 | 5 (16%) | 4 (27%) | 1 (6%) | Ns | | Oxygen saturation <95 | 21 (68%) | 13 (87%) | 10 (63%) | Ns |
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Ns: nonsignificant. for comparison of ICU and non-ICU patients by test or Fisherβs exact test.
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