HIV and anaesthesia

Authors

  • Safiya Imtiaz Shaikh Professor and HOD, Department of Anaesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli 5800022
  • Paramesh Suresh Kenchannavar Postgraduate student Department of Anaesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli 5800022

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v5i1.484

Abstract

The pandemic of AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is virtually creating a panic among healthcare workers. Out of 40 million HIV infections 5.2 million are in India 1 . Because the advances in treatment of HIV infection increase the patient's survival, anaesthesiologists may care for these patients during their practice. HIV infection is a spectrum of disease varying from asymptomatic to multiple organ involvement. Safe anaesthetic management in HIV-infected patients includes understanding basic knowledge of HIV infection, organ involvement, pharmacology and adverse reactions of antiretroviral agents. There are no specific anaesthetic agents and techniques for HIV-infected patients. General anaesthesia should not be withheld on the grounds of HIV infection alone. Regional anaesthesia is safe but one must consider local infection, bleeding problems and neuropathies. Infection control to prevent transmission of infections to and from HIV-infected patients must be strictly conducted.

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Published

2014-01-30

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014): Jan

Section

Review Article

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HIV and anaesthesia. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2014 Jan. 30 [cited 2024 Oct. 18];5(1):01-4. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/918