Swine flu deaths occurred in 'high risk factor group' patients: Research
7 April 2015 4:02 AM IST
About 65 per cent of persons who died due to Swine Flu at the SMS Hospital and College here this January and February, also had a "high risk factor" involved, they all suffered from other chronic diseases including diabetes, TB, chronic lung disorder, a research has revealed.
A team of doctors led by Dr Rama Sharma, Professor of Medicine at SMS Hospital and College has published a research paper titled "Profiling the Mortality due to Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jaipur during the Current Season - January & February 2015" in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (April issue).
Of the 412 serious swine flu patients admitted to the SMS Hospital here, 76 succumbed to the H1N1 virus, and of which 65 per cent were in the high risk category and suffering from other chronic diseases like diabetes, lung disorder, or Tuberculosis or were pregnant, Sharma said on Sunday.
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