Table 2.
Characteristics of HIV discharges in Portuguese NHS hospitals, 2009–2014
| Variables | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharges, N | 3864 | 3735 | 3576 | 3538 | 3146 | 2502 | 20,361 |
| Length of stay (days); median (IQR) | 11 (17) | 11 (16) | 11 (16) | 11 (16) | 11 (16) | 11 (16) | 11 (16) |
| Age (years); median (IQR) | 41 (14) | 43 (15) | 44 (15) | 44 (16) | 45 (15) | 46 (15) | 44 (15) |
| No. secondary diagnoses; median (IQR) | 6 (4) | 6 (5) | 6 (5) | 7 (6) | 8 (6) | 8 (6) | 7 (5) |
| No. procedures; median (IQR) | 8 (6) | 8 (6) | 8 (6) | 8 (6) | 8 (7) | 9 (7) | 8 (7) |
| Gender; n (%) | |||||||
| Male | 2783 (72.02) | 2658 (71.16) | 2571 (71.90) | 2538 (71.74) | 2282 (72.54) | 1796 (71.78) | 14,628 (71.84) |
| Female | 1081 (27.98) | 1077 (28.84) | 1005 (28.10) | 1000 (28.26) | 864 (27.46) | 706 (28.22) | 5733 (28.16) |
| Region of residence; n (%) | |||||||
| North | 1025 (16.53) | 93 (25.11) | 860 (24.05) | 856 (24.19) | 803 (25.52) | 568 (22.70) | 5050 (24.80) |
| Centre | 472 (12.22) | 526 (14.08) | 488 (13.65) | 466 (13.17) | 436 (13.86) | 368 (14.71) | 2756 (13.54) |
| Lisbon and the Tagus Valley | 1986 (51.40) | 1968 (52.69) | 1950 (54.53) | 1920 (54.27) | 1628 (51.75) | 1396 (55.80) | 10,848 (53.28) |
| Alentejo | 50 (1.29) | 45 (1.20) | 39 (1.09) | 40 (1.13) | 34 (1.08) | 29 (1.16) | 237 (1.16) |
| Algarve | 258 (6.68) | 203 (5.44) | 213 (5.96) | 232 (6.56) | 227 (7.22) | 125 (5.00) | 1258 (6.18) |
| Other | 73 (1.89) | 55 (1.47) | 26 (0.73) | 24 (0.68) | 18 (0.57) | 16 (0.64) | 212 (1.04) |
| Type of admission; n (%) | |||||||
| Elective | 533 (13.79) | 14.40) | 590 (16.50) | 726 (20.52) | 567 (18.02) | 426 (17.03) | 3380 (16.60) |
| Urgent | 3331 (86.21) | 3197 (85.60) | 2986 (83.50) | 2812 (79.48) | 2579 (81.98) | 2076 (82.97) | 16,981 (83.40) |
| Readmission within 30 days; n (%) | |||||||
| No | 3405 (88.12) | 3263 (81.36) | 3177 (88.84) | 3141 (88.78) | 2817 (89.54) | 2227 (89.01) | 18,030 (88.55) |
| Yes | 459 (11.88) | 472 (12.64) | 399 (11.16) | 397 (11.22) | 329 (10.46) | 275 (10.99) | 2331 (11.45) |
| In-hospital mortality; n (%) | |||||||
| No | 3306 (85.56) | 3248 (86.96) | 3140 (87.81) | 3131 (88.50) | 2766 (87.92) | 2204 (88.09) | 17,795 (87.40) |
| Yes | 508 (14.44) | 487 (13.04) | 436 (12.19) | 407 (11.50) | 380 (12.08) | 298 (11.91) | 2566 (12.60) |
| HIV/AIDS as principal diagnosis; n (%) | |||||||
| No | 953 (24.66) | 979 (26.21) | 1075 (30.06) | 998 (28.21) | 1108 (35.22) | 512 (20.46) | 5625 (27.63) |
| Yes | 2911 (75.34) | 2756 (73.79) | 2501 (69.94) | 2540 (71.79) | 2038 (64.78) | 1990 (79.54) | 14,736 (72.37) |
| Pneumocystis pneumonia; n (%) | |||||||
| No | 3610 (93.43) | 3439 (92.07) | 3315 (92.70) | 3284 (92.82) | 2920 (92.82) | 2300 (91.93) | 18,868 (92.67) |
| Yes | 254 (6.57) | 296 (7.93) | 261 (7.30) | 254 (7.18) | 226 (7.18) | 202 (8.07) | 1493 (7.33) |
| Hepatitis B; n (%) | |||||||
| No | 3699 (95.73) | 3580 (95.85) | 3382 (94.57) | 3386 (95.70) | 2985 (94.88) | 2379 (95.08) | 19,411 (95.33) |
| Yes | 165 (4.27) | 155 (4.15) | 194 (5.43) | 152 (4.30) | 161 (5.12) | 123 (4.92) | 950 (4.67) |
| Hepatitis C; n (%) | |||||||
| No | 2796 (72.36) | 2726 (72.99) | 2530 (70.75) | 2520 (71.23) | 2283 (72.57) | 1802 (71.02) | 14,657 (71.99) |
| Yes | 1068 (27.64) | 1009 (27.01) | 1046 (29.25) | 1018 (28.77) | 863 (27.43) | 700 (27.98) | 5704 (28.01) |
| Tuberculosis; n (%) | |||||||
| No | 2118 (54.81) | 2039 (54.59) | 2008 (46.15) | 2100 (59.36) | 1828 (58.11) | 1382 (55.24) | 11,475 (56.36) |
| Yes | 1746 (45.19) | 1696 (45.41) | 1568 (43.85) | 1438 (40.64) | 1318 (41.89) | 1120 (44.76) | 8886 (43.64) |