Hiv infected patients in intensive care: an observational study of admissions between 1996-2006 and 2007-2014

With the advent of widely available HIV testing and the introduction of antiretroviral agents, life expectancy of HIV infected patients has increased. Historically patients with HIV requiring ITU admission had a poor outcome, with mortality up to 70% however in recent years ITU mortality rates have fallen ([1]). An aging population presenting with both HIV complications and non-HIV related disease combined with improved survival rates has implications for ITU management and prognostication.