Observational analysis revealed 23.07% compliance with management indicators in HIV/AIDS patients, suggesting improvements needed.
HIV / AIDS infection is a public health problem for which multiple control strategies have been developed. Colombia seeks to standardize care in specialized centers, under the recommendations of the current Clinical Practice Guide and with a multidisciplinary intervention. Objective. To determine compliance with management indicators in a program for the management of patients living with HIV / AIDS, in a specialized IPS in Cali Colombia. Materials and methods. An observational, descriptive, longitudinal andretrospective study was conducted in a cohort of patients over 18 years of age who enteredthe program and started antiretroviral therapy (ART), between January and December 2016. Results. Information from 173 clinical records and data reported in the High-Cost Account of patients diagnosed with HIV / AIDS was analyzed. 13 clinical are indicators were evaluated, all of them process three initial evaluations, two monitoring, six therapies and two specific preventions. 23.07% of the indicators met the goal established by the CAC consensus; 100% compliance with the recommendations was identified in 11% of the population and in termsof optimal virological response, 72.83% achieved undetectable viral load results between week 9 and week 117 after the start of ART; 69.3% reported viral suppression before week 48 and 1.15% of the population was evaluated for viral load within 48 weeks of treatment with a result <50 copies. Conclusion. This study determined compliance with management indicators in a population of patients infected with HIV / AIDS, by measuring evidence-based consensus indicators, to evaluate management and clinical outcomes and management and evaluation indicators. the implementation of the recommendations proposed in the clinical practice guide (CPG).
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