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. (Arch Surg 1989;124:285-286)