Care of the trauma patient in the age of the human immunodeficiency virus.
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.
Quebbeman
E J
EJ
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*