Research Article

Clinical Characteristics and Short-Term Outcomes of HIV Patients Admitted to an African Intensive Care Unit

Table 2

Univariate analysis of admission diagnoses.

Admission diagnosis (%)SurvivedDied value

HIV encephalopathy3 (2.97)3 (6.82)0 (0)0.079
Kaposi sarcoma8 (7.92)4 (9.09)4 (7.02)0.702
Hypotension 22 (21.78)7 (15.91)15 (26.32)0.209
Gastrointestinal 5 (4.95)2 (4.55)3 (5.26)0.869
Multiorgan28 (27.72)11 (25.00)17 (29.82)0.591
Liver 6 (5.94)2 (4.55)4 (7.02)0.694
Anemia18 (17.82)8 (18.18)10 (17.54)0.934
PTB18 (17.82)6 (13.64)12 (21.05)0.334
Toxoplasmosis 14 (3.96)2 (4.55)12 (21.05)0.791
CCM8 (7.92)6 (13.64)2 (3.51)0.076
Meningitis 4 (3.96)1 (2.27)3 (5.26)0.630
ARF59 (58.42)16 (36.36)43 (75.44)0.000
AKI20 (19.80)9 (20.45)11 (19.30)0.885
Sepsis21 (20.79)7 (15.91)14 (24.56)0.288
PJP21 (20.79)8 (18.18)13 (22.81)0.570

PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis, ARF: acute respiratory failure, AKI: acute kidney injury, PJP: Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, and CCM: cryptococcal meningitis.