Clinical Characteristics and Short-Term Outcomes of HIV Patients Admitted to an African Intensive Care Unit.
Conclusion. ICU mortality of HIV patients is higher than in higher income settings and the non-HIV population. ARDS, APACHE II, and need for mechanical ventilation are significantly associated with mortality.
PMID: 27800179 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Critical Care Research and Practice - Category: Intensive Care Tags: Crit Care Res Pract Source Type: research
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