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. 2006 Jul 19;2006(3):CD004348. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004348.pub2

Bennett 1992.

Methods Retrospective cohort
Participants 3126 patients with AIDS and PCP. 
 82.6% Male 
 Mean age= 31.1 years 
 Age range=18‐65 years 
 40.4% White 
 33.2% Black 
 26.2% Hispanic
Interventions 1)CLINIC, HOSPITAL OR HOSPITAL WARD VOLUME OF HIV/AIDS PATIENTS 
 High volume PCP hospital=160+ 1st episode of PCP. Low volume PCP hospital = less than 160 patient episodes in 1987 
 2)INCORPORATES TRAINEES IN CARE DELIVERY 
 Major, Minor or None.
Outcomes MEDICAL 
 Mortality of Patients: 
 a) Hospital volume 
 1)In‐hospital death: High (160+ cases of PCP) 20.7%. Low (Less than 160 cases of PCP) 30.1% P=<0.05 
 Adjusted Odds Ratio 0.64 (0.46‐0.88) P=0.05
2)Death within 30 days of admission: 
 OR=0.51 (.36‐.73) P=0.05 
 3) LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY 
 Low PCP=24.0 days 
 High PCP= 24.3 days 
 Not significant 
 b) Major Teaching Affiliation: 
 In‐hospital mortality: OR1.57 (.94‐2.62) 
 2) Death within 30 days: OR 1.34 (.77‐2.36)
Notes Hospitals with less than 160 cases of PCP had double the in‐hospital mortality than higher volume hospitals. No association with teaching affilation noted for mortality.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk D ‐ Not used