Four City Study of Quality of Care for Patients with AIDS-Related 'Pneumocystiscarinii' Pneumonia (PCP). Executive Summary and Final Reports

摘要

This report describes a retrospective study to evaluate the quality of care ofAIDS patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). The database includes characteristics of patients and their illness and of the 75 participating hospitals in four major metropolitan areas--Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York. Findings include the effect on outcome of hospital experience; differences in treatment of males versus females; and costs of treating intravenous drug users with AIDS.