Table 2.
Reason for hospitalization by organ system and diagnosis category
| Diagnosis category | Number of admissions for PLWH in Time Period 1 (Nov. 1, 2009–Mar. 15, 2012) n (%) |
|---|---|
| Total admissions | 271 (100) |
| 1. Non-AIDS-defining infection | 53 (19.6) |
| 2. Gastrointestinal | 30 (11.1) |
| 3. AIDS-defining malignancya | 21 (7.7) |
| 4. AIDS-defining infectionb | 17 (6.3) |
| 5. Orthopedic | 17 (6.3) |
| 6. Pulmonary | 16 (5.9) |
| 7. Renal | 13 (4.8) |
| 8. Hematologic | 13 (4.8) |
| 9. Cardiovascular | 12 (4.4) |
| 10. IRIS | 12 (4.4) |
| 11. Psychological | 12 (4.4) |
| 12. Non-AIDS-defining malignancy | 11 (4.1) |
| 13. Neurological | 8 (3.0) |
| 14. Substance abuse | 8 (3.0) |
| 15. Symptom based | 8 (3.0) |
| 16. Other | 8 (3.0) |
| 17. Obstetric | 7 (2.6) |
| 18. Endocrine | 5 (1.8) |
| 19. Trauma | 0 (0) |
aAIDS Defining Malignancy category includes Invasive Cervical CA, Kaposi Sarcoma, Burkitt Lymphoma, Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Primary CNS Lymphoma
bAIDS Defining Infection category includes Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs, invasive cervical cancer, disseminated or extrapulmonary Coccidioidomycosis, extrapulmonary Cryptococcosis, chronic Cryptosporidiosis, Cytomegalovirus disease (other than liver, spleen, or nodes), Cytomegalovirus retinitis, HIV related encephalopathy, chronic ulcers, bronchitis, pneumonitis, or esophagitis due to Herpes simplex, disseminated or extrapulmonary Histoplasmosis, chronic Isosporiasis, Kaposi’s Sarcoma, Burkitt’s Lymphoma, Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Primary CNS Lymphoma, disseminated or extrapulmonary disease due to non-tuberculous Mycobacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis of any site, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, recurrent pneumonia, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, recurrent Salmonella septicemia, Toxoplasmosis, HIV wasting syndrome [30]