surgical outcomes in HIV positives patients undergoing major surgery
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who underwent emergency major surgical procedures. Patients who underwent elective major surgery. Patients with known HIV status or who consented to HIV testing. Patients 18 years and above
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients whose HIV status was not known but refused to consent to HIV testing. Cases undergoing re-operation within a month of previous surgery. Patients less than 18 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| outcomes are length of hospital stay following for thirty days after major surgical procedure | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| morbidity and mortality surgical site infections and pneumonia | — |
Countries
Africa
Contacts
university of zimbabwe department of surgery