CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY (INCLUDING AIDS ) - INCIDENCE AND DURATION OF STAY OF HOSPITAL CASES IN AUSTRIA

The incidence of cellular immunodeficiency (including AIDS), treated a t hospitals in Austria in the year 1990, was 3,8 per 100000 (n=294, ma les 6.3 per 100000, females 1.5 per 100000). On the average every pati ent with this diagnosis was admitted to the hospital 3.6 times per yea r The average hospitalization time was 7.5 days, summing up to a mean of 27.3 days of stay per case per year. A total of 8031 days was neces sary for the hospital care of these patients, costing AS 86873 for car e per person in 1990 (AS 3180 per day in the hospital). In relation to the grand total of approximately 1.8 million admissions to Austrian h ospitals, patients with the diagnosis ''cellular immunodeficiency (inc luding AIDS)'' cover only 0.06 % of all admissions and 0.03 % of patie nt days per year respectively.