Concordance of emergency department physicians' decisions on HIV post-exposure prophylaxis with national guidelines: results from a retrospective cohort study.

Johannes Heck Christoph Höner Zu Siederdissen Dirk O Stichtenoth Sebastian Schröder Martin Lennart Schulze Westhoff Patrick-Pascal Strunz Carsten Schumacher Dirk O Stichtenoth Jacobus J Bosch Thorben Pape Felix Koop Benjamin Krichevsky

Published in: International health (2023)

ED physicians' decisions on HIV-PEP were highly concordant with national guidelines. Approximately 1% of patient presentations to the ED were related to HIV exposure; therefore, training ED physicians on HIV transmission risk assessment and indications/contraindications for HIV-PEP is paramount.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
emergency department
hiv positive
hiv infected
hiv testing
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
primary care
risk assessment
south africa
quality improvement
climate change
adverse drug