| Autor: |
MAYANS, MARTÍ VALL, SALAS, TERESA, RODÉS, ANNA, CASABONA, JORDI |
| Zdroj: |
European Journal of Public Health; Dec1993, Vol. 3 Issue 4, p269-273, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
In 1991, a survey of 42 acute-care hospitals was carried out in Catalonia to obtain information related to hospital care for HIV/AIDS patients during 1990. Thirty-eight hospitals responded; the mean length of stay of the 1,527 patients admitted with AIDS was 21 days. The six largest hospitals of the metropolitan area of Barcelona treated 67% of them. Overall there were 179 (12%) ‘terminal’ AIDS patients. Six per cent of internal medicine beds overall were occupied by AIDS patients, but this figure rose to 22% in large hospitals. The estimated cost for AIDS in-patient care during 1990 was nearly £ 26 million. The major concentration of AIDS patients in few institutions and the demand on beds for HIV/AIDS patients is having an impact on the acute hospital care system. If present HIV/AIDS care demands prevail, we conclude that some unnecessary acute hospital care might be mitigated if comprehensive, coordinated health and social programmes are developed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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