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Becker's Healthcare December 12, 2024
Influenza surveillance systems that focus solely on in-hospital deaths may miss up to 50% of flu-related deaths because many occur post-discharge, according to a study recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Researchers evaluated data from nine flu seasons (2010 to 2019) using the Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network. By linking cases to death certificates, researchers were able to identify patients who died from any cause either during their influenza-related hospital stay or within 30 days post discharge.
Among 121,390 patients hospitalized with confirmed influenza throughout the study period, 5.5%...
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