Resource utilization across the continuum of HIV care: An emergency department-based cohort study.

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Abia AbiaYu-Hsiang Hsieh

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the healthcare resource utilization for people living with HIV (PLWH) presenting to the emergency department (ED) across the HIV Care Continuum. This prospective study enrolled PLWH presenting to an urban ED between June 2016 and March 2017. Subjects were categorized as being linked to care, retained in care, on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and virally suppressed (<200 copies/ml). Data on ED visit rates, duration of stay, and hospital admission rates were compared to local metrics. Overall, 94.3% of 159 enrollees had been linked to care, 75.5% retained in care, 81.1% on ART, and 62.8% virally suppressed. Compared to the general population of the city and of the ED, participants had a higher ED visit rate (3.0 v. 1.2 visits per person-per year) in the past two years, a higher median duration of ED stay (12.6 v. 7.6 h), and a higher hospital admission rate (36.5% v. 24.9%) during their index ED visit. Viral suppression was negatively associated with admission (OR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.17, 0.72). Forty-eight (30.2%) participants who had at least eight ED visits in the past two years were more likely to have a diagnosed mental health disorder (79.2% v. 62.2%, p=0.036). Our results showed th...Continue Reading

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