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Care of the trauma patient in the age of the human immunodeficiency virus. Surg Clin North Am 1995 Apr;75(2):327-34

Date

04/01/1995

Pubmed ID

7900001

DOI

10.1016/s0039-6109(16)46591-6

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0028943615 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   3 Citations

Abstract

HIV-infected patients will be seen in emergency rooms and trauma centers because the number of infected patients is large and growing. Proper precautions by health care workers are effective in decreasing risk of transmission to a very low level, and, therefore, the fear of HIV should not dissuade the medical profession from giving these individuals proper care. Operative treatments should not be arbitrarily rejected simply because an HIV infection is detected because poor wound healing and infection appear to be much less of a risk than predicted. Unusual infections and intercurrent medical problems may require additional attentiveness to detect their existence and may require more complex treatment regimens to control.

Author List

Quebbeman EJ

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Emergencies
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Postoperative Care
Prevalence
Risk Factors
United States
Wounds and Injuries