TY - JOUR T1 - Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Viral Infection in Late Pregnancy: Report of a Case JF - Ochsner Journal JO - Ochsner J SP - 32 LP - 37 VL - 10 IS - 1 AU - Brad J. Hymel AU - James H. Diaz AU - Carmen L. Labrie-Brown AU - Alan D. Kaye Y1 - 2010/03/20 UR - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/10/1/32.abstract N2 - Health care workers, including anesthesia providers, are often exposed to different infectious disease processes. In the operating room, anesthesia providers, nurses, and surgical staff use universal precautions as a standard of practice. The novel influenza A (H1N1) epidemic has heightened concerns because diagnosis is often delayed and transmission can affect those in a close radius to the infected host. The objectives of this report are to describe the intensive care management and outcomes of severe H1N1 viral infection in a patient in the last trimester of pregnancy and to review the epidemiology, management, and outcomes of similar US cases. ER -