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Volume 17, Number 9—September 2011
Research

Epidemiologic Modeling with FluSurge for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, Queensland, Australia

Philip R.A. BakerComments to Author , Jiandong Sun, James Morris, and Amanda Dines
Author affiliations: Author affiliations: Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (P.R.A. Baker, J. Sun, A. Dines, J. Morris); Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane (P.R.A. Baker, J. Sun); University of Queensland, Brisbane (A. Dines)

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Table

Modeling attempts for pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Metro North Health Service District, Queensland, Australia, 2009*

Variable
 FluSurge 2.0
 Modified model
Parameter and assumption/source
Population 812,941 812,941
Gross attack rate 25% 15%
Hospitalization rate Default 0.5%
Duration of hospitalization 12 wk 14 wk
Proportion of patients needing ICU care 20% 10%
Proportion of patients needing ventilation 15% 7.5%
Average length of non-ICU hospitalization 5 d 5 d
Average length of ICU stay 10 d 10 d
Average length of ventilator usage 10 d 10 d
Available hospital resources
 Private and public hospitals
 Public hospitals only
Main output
Hospital admissions 2,840 (range 1,104–3,810) 610
Patients needing general beds only – 549
Patients needing ICU care – 61
ICU patients needing ventilator care – 46
Bed demands/availability during peak week
General 9% 2%
ICU 83% 10%
Ventilator 117% 13%

*ICU, intensive care unit; –, not applicable.

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