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SpringerOpen, Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, S1(3), 2015

DOI: 10.1186/2197-425x-3-s1-a351

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Clinical Characteristics and Short-Term Outcomes of Hiv Patients Admitted to an African Intensive Care Unit

Journal article published in 2015 by Arthur Kwizera ORCID, L. Ssemogerere, J. Nakibuuko, Agaba Peter ORCID, Lameck Semogerere, Mary Nabukenya, Emmanuel Ayebale ORCID, Catherine Katabira ORCID, Samuel Kizito ORCID, P. Agaba, Cecilia Nantume, Ian Clarke, Jane Nakibuuka ORCID
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Abstract

Purpose. In high-income countries, improved survival has been documented among intensive care unit (ICU) patients infected with human immune deficiency virus (HIV). There are no data from low-income country ICUs. We sought to identify clinical characteristics and survival outcomes among HIV patients in a low-income country ICU. Materials and Methods. A retrospective cohort study of HIV infected patients admitted to a university teaching hospital ICU in Uganda. Medical records were reviewed. Primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. Statistical significance was predetermined in reference to P