AEGiS-06IAC: Comparison of an HIV antibody testing team vs housestaff implemented testing at a major inner city public hospital.

6th International AIDS Conference

San Francisco, California, USA — June 20-23, 1990

Comparison of an HIV antibody testing team vs housestaff implemented testing at a major inner city public hospital.

Int Conf AIDS 1990 Jun 20-23; 6:332 (abstract no. Th.D.827)
Masterson A, Kitchens A, Graham V; Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA

OBJECTIVE: To compare the documentation of HIV antibody testing done by a Testing Team versus HIV antibody testing done by the resident housestaff.

METHODS: All persons HIV antibody tested were inpatients at a major inner city public hospital from 1/1/87 to 12/31/89. Prior to 1/1/89 persons were tested by the housestaff, after 1/1/89 persons were tested by the Testing Team. Data was obtained from the HIV Testing Team or from specific inpatient medical records. The comparison was determined by: 1) documented evidence of pre-test HIV counselling, 2) documented evidence of a signed informed consent, 3) HIV antibody test results returned to the medical record, 4) documented evidence of post-test HIV counselling.

RESULTS: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME.

CONCLUSION: The initiation of an HIV Testing Team at this high HIV prevalent institution resulted in markedly improved documentation of the HIV testing process. In the setting of increased legal and medical consequences of HIV testing, the use of such a Team will improve patient knowledge of HIV and perhaps decrease subsequent transmission of HIV.

Keywords: AEGIS, Hospitals, Public, AIDS Serodiagnosis, Mass Screening, HIV Antibodies, Counseling, Medical Records, Laboratory Techniques and Procedures, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Documentation, Human, ICA6

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