Patients with influenza admitted to a tertiary-care hospital in Riyadh between 2018 and 2022: characteristics, outcomes and factors associated with ICU admission and mortality
Influenza followed a seasonal pattern in Saudi Arabia, with H3N2 and H1N1 being the predominant circulating strains during the study period. ICU admission was required for > 20%. Female sex, high Pneumonia Severity Index, ischemic heart disease, and immunosuppressed state were associated with increased mortality.
Authors
- Zahra Alsafwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9397-9411)
- Hasan M. Al‐Dorzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3772-8949)
- R. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3836-8225)
- Alaa S Aljulayfi
- Roa A Alshaer
- Munira A Aldossari
- Elham Alsalahi
- Deem A Alsahoo
- Salam M Alanazi
Institutions
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03281-6
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.41