Estimating severity of influenza epidemics from severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in intensive care units.
Liselotte van AstenAngie Luna PinzonDylan W de LangeEvert de JongeFrederika DijkstraSierk MarbusGé A DonkerWim van der HoekNicolette F de KeizerPublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2018)
In the ICU there is great variation between the yearly influenza epidemic periods in terms of different influenza severity parameters. The parameters also complement each other by reflecting different aspects of severity. Prospective syndromic ICU SARI surveillance, as proposed by the World Health Organization, thereby would provide insight into the severity of ongoing influenza epidemics, which differ from season to season.