Emergency abdominal operations in the patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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.
Burack
J H
JH
Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
Mandel
M S
MS
Bizer
L S
LS
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