title: Etiology and outcomes for patients infected with HIV in intensive care units in a tertiary care hospital in China.
abstract: Although the National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program (NFATP) has resulted in a significant reduction in the incidence of AIDS-defining illnesses in China, severe complications in patients infected with HIV may require aggressive treatment and critical care support. The objective for this study was to investigate the etiology and outcomes of patients infected with HIV admitted to intensive care units in Ditan Hospital, China. The evaluation of the etiology and outcomes of patients infected with HIV admitted to intensive care units was conducted using the clinical data from 122 patients infected with HIV (129 occasions) admitted to the Beijing Ditan hospital from January 1, 2009, to October 1, 2013. Over the five-year study period, 129 occasions occurred for 122 patients infected with HIV admitted to intensive care units. Respiratory failure was the most common condition (53.4%) among the 129 occasions analyzed. This was followed by pneumothorax (12.4%), infectious shock (8.5%), neurological problems (8.5%), renal failure (7.8%), post-operative complications and trauma (5.4%), coronary heart disease (3.1%), adverse effects of HAART (3.1%), lymphoma (2.4%), and liver failure (0.8%). Mortality in intensive care units was 64.5% while in-hospital mortality was 65.9%. The strongest protective predictor for in-hospital mortality was earlier admission to an intensive care unit (OR = 0.050, CI = 0.020-0.126, P < 0.001). Respiratory failure was the most common condition in patients infected with HIV admitted to intensive care units, and the outcome for the patients was poor. Mortality was negatively associated with earlier admission to an intensive care unit, but was not associated with HAART.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yingxiu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yunfei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Wenjing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Yanmei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hongxin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: HAART; HIV/AIDS; critical care; etiology