Document 1011
 DOCN  M94A1011
 TI    Experience in a day-care unit for HIV infected patients.
 DT    9412
 AU    Polo R; Verdejo J; Mendez E; Blasco C; Barrera M; Martinez ML;
       Gonzalez-Lahoz JM; CIC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):229 (abstract no. PB0930). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371564
 AB    OBJECTIVE. To evaluate the efficacy of a day-care hospitalization area
       for HIV patients. METHODS. four beds and ten armchairs attended by a
       medical doctor, one nurse, and an auxiliar nurse provide medical
       treatment for AIDS patients in a specially designed room in a reference
       center for AIDS in Madrid. The unit is open 8 hours daily from Monday to
       Friday every week. RESULTS. Since February 1989 to December 1993, 14410
       medical interventions has been done: 951 in 1989, 2550 en 1990, 2894 in
       1991, 3139 in 1992 and 3246 in 1993. They were assigned to the following
       actions: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. CONCLUSIONS. These data
       confirm that the day-care units may be very usefull to the hospital
       admissions, and to provide daily medications in HIV-patients living at
       home. In addition, this service permit reduce the mean time for hospital
       admissions in patients who require long-time parenteral treatments. This
       should be considered in order to reduce cost in AIDS units. A collateral
       effect is the psycollogical benefit and a best quality of life reported
       by some patients using this service.
 DE    *Day Care  Hospital Units  Human  HIV Infections/*THERAPY  Spain
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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