K Vakadem1,2, A Anota1,3, M Sa'avu1, C Ramoni1, L Comrie-Thomson4,5,6, M Gale4, R J Commons4,7. 1. Mendi Provincial Hospital, Southern Highlands Provincial Health Authority, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. 2. Tungaru Central Hospital, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati. 3. Goroka Base Hospital, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. 4. Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 5. Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 6. Department of Uro-gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. 7. Global Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Abstract
SETTING: Mendi Provincial Hospital, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). BACKGROUND: PNG is a high burden country for tuberculosis (TB) and TB-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). TB is the second most common cause of death in PNG. OBJECTIVE: To identify the number of adult inpatients with TB who died between 1 January 2015 and 30 August 2017; describe these patients' characteristics and identify contributing factors that could be modified. DESIGN: This was a retrospective case series review. RESULTS: Among 905 inpatients with TB during the study period, there were 90 deaths. The patients who died were older than those who survived (median age 40 years vs. 32 years, P = 0.011). The majority of patients who died lived less than 3 hours from the hospital (71%), were diagnosed after admission (79%) and were clinically diagnosed (77%). HIV status was not known in 50% of the deaths. Of patients with a known status, 27% (12/45) were HIV-positive. The median symptom duration prior to presentation was 28 days, with females presenting later than males (84 vs. 28 days, P = 0.008). CONCLUSION: This study highlights areas where community and hospital-based management of TB could be improved to potentially reduce TB mortality, including earlier detection and treatment, improved bacteriological diagnosis and increased HIV testing.
SETTING: Mendi Provincial Hospital, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). BACKGROUND: PNG is a high burden country for tuberculosis (TB) and TB-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). TB is the second most common cause of death in PNG. OBJECTIVE: To identify the number of adult inpatients with TB who died between 1 January 2015 and 30 August 2017; describe these patients' characteristics and identify contributing factors that could be modified. DESIGN: This was a retrospective case series review. RESULTS: Among 905 inpatients with TB during the study period, there were 90 deaths. The patients who died were older than those who survived (median age 40 years vs. 32 years, P = 0.011). The majority of patients who died lived less than 3 hours from the hospital (71%), were diagnosed after admission (79%) and were clinically diagnosed (77%). HIV status was not known in 50% of the deaths. Of patients with a known status, 27% (12/45) were HIV-positive. The median symptom duration prior to presentation was 28 days, with females presenting later than males (84 vs. 28 days, P = 0.008). CONCLUSION: This study highlights areas where community and hospital-based management of TB could be improved to potentially reduce TB mortality, including earlier detection and treatment, improved bacteriological diagnosis and increased HIV testing.
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