HIV medicine
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Comparative Study
Emergency department (ED) utilization by HIV-infected ED patients in the United States in 2009 and 2010 - a national estimation.
The aim of the study was to describe the emergency department (ED) resource utilization patterns of ED visits by patients reported to be HIV-infected in the USA in 2009 and 2010 and to compare them with those of the general ED patient population. ⋯ ED visits by HIV-infected individuals occur at rates higher than those of visits by the general population, and consume significantly more ED resources than visits by the general population. These national findings represent baseline prior to full implementation of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.