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