title: Attitudes and experiences of human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients to surgery and surgeons.
abstract: The issues regarding screening and identification of patients at risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection before surgery continue to be discussed, and there is a need for information regarding attitudes of both surgeons and patients to this issue. A population of HIV-positive patients attending a genitourinary medicine clinic were given an anonymous questionnaire to review their experiences of attending for operation. Of 174 patients who replied, 52 had undergone a total of 65 procedures. In all but three of the operations, the HIV status was made known to the surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Genitourinary Medicine, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emberton
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D030881:Disclosure; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000523:psychology*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology