[Hospitalization for HIV infection in public hospitals in Paris. Recent evolution (1988-1990) and short-term...

Acute-care hospitalization of subjects infected with HIV in Parisian public hospitals (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris) increased by 10% between 1988 and 1990, while outpatient day-care rose by 73%. During this time, the percentage of patients coming from the Paris suburbs rose from 30 to 35%. The average length of stay increased from 14.2 to 14.9 days during the same period, and hospital stays lasting longer than 30 days (9.2%) accounted for 39.2% of all hospitalizations. Forecasts for 1991 and 1992 show acute-care hospitalization rising from 25 to 30% and outpatient care increasing from 45 to 94%, depending upon the hypothesis considered.