Potential Intensive Care unit Ventilator Demand/Capacity Mismatch due to Novel Swine-Origin H1N1 in Canada

PURPOSE: To investigate the ability of Canadian intensive care units (ICUs) and ventilators to handle widespread re-emergence of the swine-origin H1N1 virus in the context of an aggressive strategy of vaccination.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paul Smetanin, David Stiff, Anand Kumar, Paul Kobak, Ryan Zarychanski, Neil Simonsen, Frank Plummer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/808209
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850223544594595840
author Paul Smetanin
David Stiff
Anand Kumar
Paul Kobak
Ryan Zarychanski
Neil Simonsen
Frank Plummer
author_facet Paul Smetanin
David Stiff
Anand Kumar
Paul Kobak
Ryan Zarychanski
Neil Simonsen
Frank Plummer
author_sort Paul Smetanin
collection DOAJ
description PURPOSE: To investigate the ability of Canadian intensive care units (ICUs) and ventilators to handle widespread re-emergence of the swine-origin H1N1 virus in the context of an aggressive strategy of vaccination.
format Article
id doaj-art-48cc20f86fcb420ba1aff91d84a2bd58
institution OA Journals
issn 1712-9532
language English
publishDate 2009-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
spelling doaj-art-48cc20f86fcb420ba1aff91d84a2bd582025-08-20T02:05:55ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322009-01-01204e115e12310.1155/2009/808209Potential Intensive Care unit Ventilator Demand/Capacity Mismatch due to Novel Swine-Origin H1N1 in CanadaPaul Smetanin0David Stiff1Anand Kumar2Paul Kobak3Ryan Zarychanski4Neil Simonsen5Frank Plummer6RiskAnalytica Research, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaRiskAnalytica Research, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaSection of Critical Care Medicine, Health Sciences Centre/St Boniface Hospital, University of Manitoba, CanadaRiskAnalytica Research, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Cancercare Manitoba, CanadaCanadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCanadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaPURPOSE: To investigate the ability of Canadian intensive care units (ICUs) and ventilators to handle widespread re-emergence of the swine-origin H1N1 virus in the context of an aggressive strategy of vaccination.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/808209
spellingShingle Paul Smetanin
David Stiff
Anand Kumar
Paul Kobak
Ryan Zarychanski
Neil Simonsen
Frank Plummer
Potential Intensive Care unit Ventilator Demand/Capacity Mismatch due to Novel Swine-Origin H1N1 in Canada
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Potential Intensive Care unit Ventilator Demand/Capacity Mismatch due to Novel Swine-Origin H1N1 in Canada
title_full Potential Intensive Care unit Ventilator Demand/Capacity Mismatch due to Novel Swine-Origin H1N1 in Canada
title_fullStr Potential Intensive Care unit Ventilator Demand/Capacity Mismatch due to Novel Swine-Origin H1N1 in Canada
title_full_unstemmed Potential Intensive Care unit Ventilator Demand/Capacity Mismatch due to Novel Swine-Origin H1N1 in Canada
title_short Potential Intensive Care unit Ventilator Demand/Capacity Mismatch due to Novel Swine-Origin H1N1 in Canada
title_sort potential intensive care unit ventilator demand capacity mismatch due to novel swine origin h1n1 in canada
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/808209
work_keys_str_mv AT paulsmetanin potentialintensivecareunitventilatordemandcapacitymismatchduetonovelswineoriginh1n1incanada
AT davidstiff potentialintensivecareunitventilatordemandcapacitymismatchduetonovelswineoriginh1n1incanada
AT anandkumar potentialintensivecareunitventilatordemandcapacitymismatchduetonovelswineoriginh1n1incanada
AT paulkobak potentialintensivecareunitventilatordemandcapacitymismatchduetonovelswineoriginh1n1incanada
AT ryanzarychanski potentialintensivecareunitventilatordemandcapacitymismatchduetonovelswineoriginh1n1incanada
AT neilsimonsen potentialintensivecareunitventilatordemandcapacitymismatchduetonovelswineoriginh1n1incanada
AT frankplummer potentialintensivecareunitventilatordemandcapacitymismatchduetonovelswineoriginh1n1incanada