Statement On The Surgeon And HIV Infection

Statement On The Surgeon And HIV Infection

Answer. The HIV is the virus which results in the causation of the AIDS.

Prophylactic measures to be adopted by surgeon while treating AIDS patient.

“Tips To Prevent Hiv Transmission In Surgical Settings”

In OPD

• Any patient with open wound, gloves are worn when examining a patient.
• During proctoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, gloves should be worn.
• Hand gloves and eye protection during flxible endoscopy.
• Use disposable instruments.
• Reusable instruments are cleaned in soap and water and emerged in glutaraldehyde.
• No surgical procedure involving sharp instruments is performed in OPD.

“Best Practices For Managing Hiv In Surgical Professions”

In Operating Room

• Operating table is covered with a single sheet of polythene.
• The number of personnel in operating room should be reduced to minimum.
• The staff with abrasion or lacerations on their hands is not allowed inside the operating room.
• Staff who enter the theater wear over-shoes, gloves and disposable water-resistant gowns and eye protectors.

“The Role Of Safety Protocols For Hiv-Positive Surgeons”

Surgical technique

• Avoid sharp injury.
• Prefer scissors or diathermy to scalpel
• Use of skin clips
• Avoid “needle-stick” injuries
• Proper autoclaving at the end of surgery.
• AZT—Zidovudine, lamivudine and indinavir should be given for the health workers following exposure of susceptible area to infected material from AIDS patient.