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NCT Number: NCT05484947

The HIV Testing Trends and Outcomes at a Johannesburg Trauma ICU Unit

A retrospective observational study on the HIV testing trend and outcomes in a trauma population admitted to a critical care unit for care.

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Key information

Conditions

Outcome, Fatal

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Charlotte Maxeke Johanneburg Academic Hospital

Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2193, South Africa

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Trauma patients admitted to a Trauma ICU at CMJAH -

Exclusion criteria

Those under the age of 18 or with incomplete data

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Treatment and study plan

Elisa HIV testing

Diagnostic Test

HIV testing on a voluntary basis

Primary outcomes

  1. 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

  2. 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

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mortality

    Time frame: study period over two years (from 01 January 2017 till 31 December 2018)

    In-hospital mortality in the cohort

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2021
First posted
Aug 2, 2022
Registry last updated
Aug 2, 2022

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