Risk of Transmission of HIV from Surgeon to Patient
- 19 September 1991
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 325 (12) , 888-889
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199109193251212
Abstract
Using rates of operative injuries, one can estimate the risk of acquiring infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as an occupational hazard for surgeons. Clearly, this issue is two-sided: patients are concerned about acquiring HIV infection through an exchange of blood after an inadvertent injury during surgery. What is the chance of a patient seroconverting after a one-hour operation? The likelihood of such an event depends on three probabilities.Keywords
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