Table 3.
Characteristics and course of disease in children with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) who required admission to the intensive care unit.
| Patient number | Age | Sex | Known comorbidity | Illness duration on admission | Complication | Duration of ICU stay | Outcome |
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| 1 | 3 months | F | Zellweger syndrome, seizure disorder | 4 days | None | 4 days | Recovered |
| 2 | 2 years | M | Prune-belly syndrome, CRF, malabsorption | 3 days | ARDS, DIC, ventilated for 2 wks, refractory hypoxemia | 7 days | Died |
| 3 | 3 years | M | Cerebral palsy | 7 days | Pneumonia, ventilation for 3 wks | 16 days | Recovered |
| 4 | 8 years | M | Cerebral palsy, GERD | 4 days | Pneumonia, ARDS, refractory shock | 2 days | Died |
| 5 | 12 years | F | Cerebral palsy, seizure disorder, bronchial asthma | 2 days | Ventilated for 10 days | 16 days | Recovered |
F: Female, M: male, ADRS: acute respiratory distress syndrome, CRF: chronic renal failure, DIC: disseminated intravascular oagulation, GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease, ICU: intensive care unit, wks: weeks..