Hospitalization causes among persons with HIV (PWH) have shifted to non-AIDS conditions, but the complete disease profile of hospitalized PWH has not been well described. To inform hospitalization and readmission prevention efforts, Thibaut Davy-Mendez, PhD, MSPH, Sonia Napravnik, PhD, and Joseph J. Eron, MD, examined non-AIDS disease prevalence among PWH hospitalized in 4 US cohorts and 1 Canadian cohort.
The results showed hospitalized PWH had an increasing burden of several non-AIDS conditions and multimorbidity not accounted for by aging alone. Further work is needed to understand the role of these conditions in hospitalization risk among PWH. Overall, findings reinforce that hospital discharge planning in PWH should include efforts to ensure chronic conditions are adequately managed.