Clinical Study

Echocardiographic Findings and Their Impact on Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients with AIDS in the Era of HAART

Table 1

Demographics, length of stay, and mortality.

Age, yrs. mean ± SD
Sex
 Male, number (%)44 (70)
 Female, number (%)18 (29)
Race
 Black, number (%)56 (90)
 Caucasian, number (%)6 (10)
HAART therapy
 Yes19 (31)
 No43 (70)
CD4 count,
HIV viral load, copies/mL.
APACHE II score,
APACHE II predicted mortality,
ICU LOS, median (IQR 25–75)3 (2–7)
Hospital LOS, median (IQR 25–75)10 (5–19)
Ventilator days, median (IQR 25–75)3 (2–7)
ICU mortality, number (%)21 (33)
Hospital mortality, number (%)21 (33)

LOS: length of stay; HAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy.