Aspectos epidemiológicos de pacientes portadores do vírus da imunodeficiência humana admitidos na unidade de terapia intensiva adulto um Hospital Universitário de Campina Grande/PB.

Abstract

An acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1). There is a greater susceptibility for infections, being considered a pandemic. With the development and evolution of antiretroviral therapies (ART), there was an evident decrease in morbidity, with consequences even in the epidemiological profile of patients admitted in ICU. OBJECTIVES: To describe the profile of patients with HIV infection admitted to adult ICUs at the Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro (HUAC). METHODS: A retrospective observational study was carried out based on the collection of data in medical records of patients with HIV infection admitted to an HUAC adult ICU between January 2015 and December 2016. RESULTS: Nineteen patients were included in the study. The mean time to stay in the ICU was 12.2 days. 73.7% evolved to death only 28.6% of these used ART on a regular basis prior to hospitalization. In addition, 100% of patients had opportunistic infection. CONCLUSION: The majority of patients had a recent serological diagnosis, in addition to not having ART or used irregularly. Thus, the importance of early diagnosis is emphasized, which allows early identification of the disease, in addition to a greater effectiveness of antiretroviral medication.