H1N1
(n=5)
Other diagnostics (n=124) P
n (%) n (%)
Clinical characteristics
Age (years) 60,8±10,4 72,2±10 0,015
height (cm) 170±4,1 163±6,5 0,058
Obesity 1 (20) 4 (3,2) 0,238
Non smoker (years) 3±3 8,97±10,2 0,06
Hospitalization last year (n) 2 (40) 16 (12,9) 0,143
Grade obstruction
(FVC/FEV1 post BD)
43±3,5 49,6±13,5 0,019
Episode clinical
Peak temperature (ºC) 38,4±0,67 37,1±1 0,027
Congestion 2 (40) 10 (8) 0,068
Headache 2 (40) 3 (2,4) 0,020
Laboratory data
Total lymphocytes (mm3) 912±379 1498±2198 0,036
Hematocrit (%) 46,5±2,6 42,3±4,7 0,02
Treatment
Inhaled corticoids 3 (60) 27 (21,7) 0,084
Antipyretics 5 (100) 53 (42,7) 0,017
Mechanical ventilation 2 (40) 7 (5,6) 0,039
Clinical evolution
Early evaluation
Failure
Improvement
1 (20)
3 (60)
1 (0,8)
113 (91,1)
0,030
Clinical failure
No
Respiratory failure
2 (40)
3 (60)
115 (92,7)
6 (4,8)
0,011
ICU admission 2 (40) 7 (5,6) 0,039
Change of antibiotics
No change 1 (20) 78 (62,9) 0,014
Resistance 0 (0) 10 (8)
Empiric 3 (60) 35 (28,2)
Table 2: Characteristics of H1N1 patients. Data are expressed as number (%) unless otherwise indicated. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AE-COPD: acute exacerbation of COPD. FEV1, force expiratory volume in the first second; FVC, force vital capacity; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.