Predictors of in-hospital mortality among HIV-positive patients presenting with an acute illness to the emergency department.
Abdullah Ebrahim LaherF ParukWdf VenterO A AyeniG A RichardsPublished in: HIV medicine (2021)
Routine clinical and laboratory parameters are useful predictors of in-hospital mortality in HIV-positive patients presenting to the ED with an acute illness. These parameters may be of value in guiding clinical decision-making, directing the appropriate use of resources and influencing patient disposition, and may also be useful in developing an outcome prediction tool.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- men who have sex with men
- emergency department
- antiretroviral therapy
- south africa
- liver failure
- decision making
- human immunodeficiency virus
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory failure
- case report
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- hiv infected
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mechanical ventilation