The HIV Testing Trends and Outcomes at a Johannesburg Trauma ICU Unit
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 868
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Outcomes
Study Overview
Brief Summary
A retrospective observational study on the HIV testing trend and outcomes in a trauma population admitted to a critical care unit for care.
Detailed Description
Trauma ICU admission of 18 years and older were enrolled in the study. The HIV status was further divided into HIV-positive, HIV-negative, and HIV-unknown subgroups. The gender, ages, mechanism of injury, injuries sustained, ISS, physiological data, septic-related complications, and in-hospital mortality were noted and further analyzed.
Descriptive statistics were utilised using STATA version 15, and a p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Retrospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Trauma patients admitted to a Trauma ICU at CMJAH -
Exclusion Criteria
- •Those under the age of 18 or with incomplete data
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Outcomes
Time Frame: study period over two years (from 01 January 2017 till 31 December 2018)
Septic related complications (wound infections, chest sepsis, septicaemia and sepsis related organ failure incidents
The HIV testing trends
Time Frame: study period over two years (from 01 January 2017 till 31 December 2018)
Number tested for HIV in the study group
Secondary Outcomes
- Mortality(study period over two years (from 01 January 2017 till 31 December 2018))
Investigators
Maeyane Stephens Moeng
Professor
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa