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Document 0569
DOCN M9620569
TI An appraisal of thoracic procedures performed in patients with
HIV-positive serology.
DT 9602
AU Canver CC; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin;
School of Medicine, Madison 53792, USA.
SO J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1995 Aug;36(4):349-51. Unique Identifier :
AIDSLINE MED/96069631
AB Patients who have contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
often require a diagnostic or therapeutic thoracic procedure. To
determine the clinical benefits of a noncardiac pulmonary intervention
in the treatment of HIV-positive individuals, 82 patients with
HIV-positive serology who underwent a thoracic procedure for illnesses
related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) between 1987 and
1990 were reviewed. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia was the most common
opportunistic infection and was the initial manifestation for
establishing the HIV-positive serology in 54 patients (66%). Fiberoptic
bronchoscopy was performed in 74 patients (90%), closed tube
thoracostomy in 9 (11%), thoracentesis in 3 (4%), thoracostomy and lung
resection in 2 (2.4%), pericardial window in 1 (1.2%), and tracheostomy
in 1 (1.2%). The operation was useful in 46 patients (56%) and improved
the clinical short-term outcome of 53 patients (64%). Nonfatal
complications occurred in only two patients (2.4%). There were no deaths
directly caused by the thoracic procedure within the first 30 days.
However, overall 8 patients (10%ZZ) succumbed to infectious
complications of AIDS. We conclude that thoracic procedures directed
toward pulmonary opportunistic infections and their complications in
HIV-positive patients are beneficial and may offer an improved
short-term outcome.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS Adult Biopsy
*Bronchoscopy Evaluation Studies Female Human HIV
Seropositivity/*COMPLICATIONS Male Middle Age Punctures *Thoracotomy
*Thorax Tracheotomy JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
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