In the absence of established guidelines for hospitalization of patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009, we studied emergency department patients to identify clinical parameters that predict need for hospitalization. Independent predictors of hospitalization include multiple high-risk medical conditions, dyspnea, and hypoxia. These findings are easily applicable, with a 79% positive predictive value for hospitalization.
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【저자키워드】 viruses, Risk factors, Hospitalization, Influenza, ICU admission, Illinois, dispatch, Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, subtype H1N1,
【저자키워드】 viruses, Risk factors, Hospitalization, Influenza, ICU admission, Illinois, dispatch, Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, subtype H1N1,