Case Investigation Form

Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI)

(ICD 10 Code: J22)

Name of DRU:Address:
Signs and Symptoms:
Pre-existing Conditions
Specify Specimen If YES, date taken Type of laboratory test done ResultsN=Negative; I=Indeterminate; U=Unknown Date Result
Antibiotics
Bacterial Testing
Antivirals
Other Therapeutic Procedures
Fluid Therapy
Final Diagnosis

Oxygen

Outcome at Discharge
Intubation

Date of Discharge
  • History of fever or measured fever ≥ 38 °C;
  • and cough;
  • with onset within the last 10 days;
  • and requires hospitalization
  • WITH difficulty of breathing; OR
  • A suspect case of severe undiagnosed pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Severe Respiratory Disease due to Novel Respiratory Pathogens
  • The requirement of “hospital admission” is meant to imply that in the judgment of a treating clinician the patient has an illness that is severe enough to require inpatient medical care.
  • “Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing” is intended to capture dyspnea or air hunger. This does not refer to nasal congestion or other upper airway obstruction.
  • “History of fever’ does not require a history of documented fever and may include a patient’s subjective report of having a fever or feeling “feverish”.
  • SARI may reflect a new illness superimposed on an underlying condition or older illness
  • SARI is not equivalent to classic pneumonia and would not always present as pneumonia. It is expected that much of the severe respiratory disease associated with influenza would be due to exacerbations of chronic lung disease or heart disease, for example, and would not include an admitting diagnosis of pneumonia.