Kwizera, ArthurNabukenya, MaryAgaba, PeterSemogerere, LameckAyebale, EmmanuelKatabira, CatherineKizito, SamuelNantume, CeciliaClarke, IanNakibuuka, Jane2023-04-282023-04-282016Kwizera, A., Nabukenya, M., Peter, A., Semogerere, L., Ayebale, E., Katabira, C., ... & Nakibuuka, J. (2016). Clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes of HIV patients admitted to an African intensive care unit. Critical care research and practice, 2016.https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2610873https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8572In 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 . Results. There were 101 HIV patients. Average length of ICU stay was 4 days and ICU mortality was 57%. Mortality in non-HIV patients was 28%. Commonest admission diagnoses were Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) (58.4%), multiorgan failure (20.8%), and sepsis (20.8%). The mean Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score was 24. At multivariate analysis, APACHE II (OR 1.24 (95% CI: 1.1–1.4, )), mechanical ventilation (OR 1.14 (95% CI: 0.09–0.76, )), and ARDS (OR 4.5 (95% CI: 1.07–16.7, )) had a statistically significant association with mortality. 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.enIntensive Care UnitHIV PatientsClinical CharacteristicsArticle