title: [Survival time of AIDS patients resident in Bologna city and county. Recommendations for care planning].
abstract: The authors have analyzed the survival time of AIDS patients (resident in Bologna) in the period from 1984 to 1995. The study can allow accurate predictions to be made as to the likely volume of admissions to in-patients wards and Day Hospital, as well as helping Home Care planning for patients with serious social problems. The case histories studied were of 752 adult AIDS patients and 13 children. The adult AIDS patients had a mean survival time of 10.4 months (range 9.6-11.8). By breaking down the case histories into those notified between 1984 and 1987, 1988 and 1991 and 1992 and 1995, the greatest increase of survival time (mean) with respect to the previous four years period was achieved in the period covering 1988-1991: 5.23 months against 10.53 months (p<0.05). The life expectancy of persons above 40 years of age is lower than in the case of younger patients: 7.7 months against 11.37 months in the age bracket 26-39 years (P<0.05). The child cases of AIDS showed a survival time of 31.4 months (range 11.1-55.9).
authors.affiliation: Divisione Malattie Infettive-Ospedale Maggiore Bologna.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabbatani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Crescenzo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zanna