The vaccine is especially important for children less than 5 years of age, and for older children with chronic conditions who are
at high risk of complications from the flu.
Anti-viral treatment can literally be a lifesaver for folks
at higher risk of complications from the flu, including the elderly, young children, pregnant women, and those with underlying medical issues (such as diabetes, cancer, or heart or lung disease).
Not exact matches
Children under the age
of 2 are
at high risk for
complications from the flu.
Babies and children under the age
of 2 are
at high risk for
complications from the flu.
On the other hand, for a first time mother with no
complications at the start
of labor, the Birthplace Study found a nearly 3 x greater
risk of intrapartum / neonatal loss, and the data
from the Netherlands suggests that although the rates aren't
high enough to affect the overall perinatal mortality rate, there are greater
risks out
of hospital if a
complication does occur.
Persons in these groups
at «
high risk»
of complications from H1N1 are urged to get the vaccine as soon as it is available.
Diabetic patients suffer
from high blood glucose or sugar, putting them
at risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, nerve damage, blindness, and other
complications.
Older adults are
at high risk for serious
complications from flu and account for a majority
of flu - related deaths and hospitalizations.
Older adults are
at high risk for serious
complications from flu because
of their age.
«Fears
of potentially blinding
complication from Avastin eye injections overblown, says study: Insurance claims data hint
at higher infection
risk for Lucentis, a more expensive drug.»
Patients
at high risk of complications could also be more closely monitored after they are discharged
from the hospital and sent home in order to uncover and treat surgical
complications earlier in their course, before patients require re-hospitalization.
Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be
at high risk for the
complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months
of age; healthy persons 65 years
of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents
of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face
of the current shortage.1 Other
high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years
of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use
of aspirin and household members and out -
of - home caregivers
of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case
of vaccine shortages resulting either
from the unanticipated loss
of expected supplies or
from the emergence
of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability
of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes
of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.
Overall postoperative
complication rates range
from 17 % to 51 %.10, 11 It has been theorized that increased body weight is a
risk factor for postoperative complications7;
higher grades
of luxation are also
at higher risk.