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cord-260220-f1tpkw1o	Timenetsky, Karina T	High success and low mortality rates with non-invasive ventilation in influenza A H1N1 patients in a tertiary hospital	2011-09-28		.txt	text/plain	3463	189	54	In this study we describe the respiratory profile, the mortality rate, and the benefit of using NIV in patients with confirmed diagnosis of influenza AH1N1 who were admitted in the ICU during the year 2009. To confirm the cases of swine-origin influenza A H1N1 virus by real-time RT-PCR (RT-RTPCR), nasopharyngeal-swab samples were collected at hospital admission and respiratory secretions obtained from intubated patients. Noninvasive mechanical ventilation was instituted in the confirmed influenza A H1N1 when there were signs of acute respiratory failure at hospital admission or during ICU stay. Patients that were admitted with signs of acute respiratory failure as described above, with extreme levels of hypoxemia (PaO2 lower than 60 mmHg with a high oxygen concentration delivered by a mask with a non re-breathing system -100%), low level of consciousness, or refuse to use NIV were promptly intubated at ICU admission.	./cache/cord-260220-f1tpkw1o.txt	./txt/cord-260220-f1tpkw1o.txt