id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-006366-qpjvmwmp Kinikar, Aarti Avinash Predictors of Mortality in Hospitalized Children with Pandemic H1N1 Influenza 2009 in Pune, India 2011-10-20 .txt text/plain 3309 170 43 METHODS: Data were abstracted from available hospital records of children less than 12 y of age, who were admitted to Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, India, with confirmed pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza infection from August 2009 through January 2010. A recent publication reported that factors independently associated with in-hospital mortality in adults and children were, requirement for invasive ventilation at intensive care unit (ICU) admission, older age and presence of any co-existing conditions [6] . The following data were collected: demographic characteristics like age, gender and location of residence; clinical characteristics on admission including duration of symptoms, co-morbid illnesses; clinical findings at presentation; and hospital course including use of antibiotics, corticosteroids and antiviral drugs, requirement of bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)or mechanical ventilation, presence of co-infections, laboratory and radiologic findings. ./cache/cord-006366-qpjvmwmp.txt ./txt/cord-006366-qpjvmwmp.txt