TABLE 2.
Description of corticosteroid use
|
Patients
|
P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n=90) | 2008–2009, seasonal influenza (n=25) | 2009–2010, influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 (n=65) | ||
| Patients who received any corticosteroid during ICU stay, n (%) | 49 (54.4) | 15 (60.0) | 34 (52.3) | 0.51 |
| Days on corticosteroids | 4.6±5.5 | 5.3±5.1 | 4.4±5.7 | 0.49 |
| Cumulative dose of corticosteroids, equivalent mg of hydrocortisone | 1548±2693 | 2120±3496 | 1328±2308 | 0.30 |
| Average daily dose of corticosteroids; equivalent mg of hydrocortisone | 187±297 | 244±381 | 164±257 | 0.34 |
Data presented as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. ICU Intensive care unit