Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 Jun 1;90(2):161–169. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002938

Table 2.

Principal Diagnoses and Prior Healthcare Utilization for HIV and Cellulitis Index Admissions in Pre-Intervention (2012–2014) and Post-Intervention (2014–2016) Time Periods

Pre-Intervention Post-Intervention Pre-Intervention Post-Intervention
HIV Index Admissions HIV Index Admissions Cellulitis Index Admissions Cellulitis Index Admissions
Variable N=2049 % N=2023 % N=5023 % N=5326 %
LOS, Mean (SD) 5.4 (5.6) 7.1 (7.8) 6.1 (7.7) 7.1 (7.5)
Principal diagnoses  
AIDS-Defining Illness 138 6.7 176 8.7 -- -- -- --
Non-ADI infections 653 31.9 718 35.5 1720 34.2 1964 36.9
Neoplasms 57 2.8 52 2.6 98 2.0 91 1.7
Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic 144 7.0 97 4.8 822 16.4 792 14.9
Blood and blood-forming organs 72 3.5 55 2.7 67 1.3 53 1.0
Mental Illness 64 3.2 57 2.8 113 2.3 86 1.6
Nervous system 66 3.3 50 2.5 71 1.4 59 1.1
Circulatory system 154 7.5 170 8.4 696 13.9 799 15.0
Respiratory system 108 5.3 78 3.9 141 2.8 177 3.3
Digestive system 174 8.5 158 7.8 382 7.6 374 7.0
Genitourinary system 99 4.8 92 4.6 210 4.2 200 3.8
Pregnancy, childbirth 132 6.4 142 7.0 199 4.0 161 3.0
Skin 12 0.6 10 0.5 66 1.3 54 1.0
Musculoskeletal system 19 0.9 30 1.5 72 1.4 94 1.8
Congenital anomalies 0 0.0 1 0.1 4 0.1 1 0.0
Injury and poisoning 100 4.9 91 4.5 263 5.3 322 6.1
Misc Health Status 50 2.4 40 2.0 57 1.1 65 1.2
ED visits prior 12 mo                
  0 835 40.8 837 41.4 1464 29.2 1429 26.8
  1 340 16.6 306 15.1 648 12.9 781 14.7
  2 133 6.5 136 6.7 355 7.1 384 7.2
  3 102 5.0 104 5.1 278 5.5 327 6.1
  4 58 2.8 77 3.8 174 3.5 222 4.2
  5 46 2.2 47 2.3 167 3.3 208 3.9
  6 or more 535 26.1 516 25.3 1937 38.6 1975 37.1
Inpt visits prior 12 mo  
  0 1291 63.0 1202 59.4 2555 50.9 2294 43.1
  1 358 17.5 347 17.2 943 18.8 1114 20.9
  2 189 9.2 178 8.8 527 10.5 654 12.3
  3 74 3.6 106 5.2 315 6.3 395 7.4
  4 46 2.2 56 2.8 197 3.9 269 5.1
  5 27 1.3 41 2.0 124 2.5 181 3.4
  6 or more 64 3.1 93 4.6 362 7.2 419 7.9

Abbreviations: LOS= length of stay, SD= standard deviation, Misc= miscellaneous, ED= emergency department, Inpt=inpatient, mo=months