title: Emergency abdominal operations in the patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: We have reviewed the medical records of ten patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who required emergency celiotomy in a three-year period. These operations are characterized by a high morbidity and mortality. Careful attention to the support of these immunosuppressed, malnourished patients if emergency operation is necessary may improve the poor results reported herein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Burack
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mandel
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Bizer
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis