Outcome of HIV-exposed uninfected children undergoing surgery

Outcome of HIV-exposed uninfected children undergoing surgery

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Abstract Background HIV-exposed uninfected (HIVe) children are a rapidly growing population that A STUDY ON THE REGISTER OF POLITY may be at an increased risk of illness compared to HIV-unexposed children (HIVn).The aim of this study was to investigate the morbidity and mortality of HIVe compared to both HIVn and HIV-infected (HIVi) children after a general surgical procedure.Methods A prospective study of children less than 60 months of age undergoing general surgery at a paediatric referral hospital from July 2004 to July 2008 inclusive.

Children underwent age-definitive HIV testing and were followed up post operatively for the development of complications, length of stay and mortality.Results Three hundred and eighty children were enrolled; 4 died and 11 were lost to follow up prior to HIV testing, thus 365 children were included.Of these, 38(10.

4%) were HIVe, 245(67.1%) were HIVn and 82(22.5%) were HIVi children.

The overall mortality was low, with 2(5.2%) deaths in the HIVe group, 0 in the HIVn group and 6(7.3%) in the HIVi group (p = 0.

0003).HIVe had a longer stay than HIVn children (3 (2-7) vs.2 (1-4) days p = 0.

02).There was no significant USE OF AUTHENTIC FILMS WITH SUBTITLES IN THE PROCESS OF LEARNING NEW VOCABULARY IN HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR (AS BASED ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE MATERIAL) difference in length of stay between the HIVe and HIVi groups.HIVe children had a higher rate of complications compared to HIVn children, (9 (23.

7%) vs.14(5.7%) (RR 3.

8(2.1-7) p Conclusion HIVe children have a higher risk of developing complications and mortality after surgery compared to HIVn children.However, the risk of complications is lower than that of HIVi children.