Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 20, 2026
Modeling Dysplastic and Functional Lung Alveolar Repair after Influenza Infection
Published on: September 19, 2025
Prognostic factors for mortality in patients hospitalized with influenza complications, in Taiwan
Wan-Ting Huang1, Chih-Hsi Chang2, Yu-Fen Hsu2
1Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan muagi@cdc.gov.tw.
Background:
This study aims to assess factors associated with fatal hospitalized influenza with complications in Taiwan.
Methods:
We identified reports of complications and illness onset in patients hospitalized with influenza between week 26, 2009 and week 25, 2012 from the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System. We used a multivariate logistic regression model to evaluate covariates that can be associated with in-hospital mortality.
Results:
Among 4735 patients (413 deaths), age ≥50 years (p<0.001), male (p=0.014), comorbidities (p<0.001), and delayed oseltamivir treatment (p<0.001) increased the likelihood of in-hospital mortality.
Conclusions:
We recommend influenza vaccination and early antiviral treatment for at-risk populations.
Related Concept Videos
01:27Influenza
01:30Pneumonia III: Complications and Assessment
01:28Pneumonia IV: Management
Bacterial Pneumonia Treatment
For bacterial pneumonia, antibiotics serve as the cornerstone of therapy. Initial treatment often begins with empirical antibiotics, tailored to the anticipated causative organism and adjusted based on culture results. Key antibiotic choices include:
01:29Acute Respiratory Failure-V
Ensure that patients are monitored continuously for their response to therapy, including changes in...