Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

, Volume 115, Issue 6, pp 337–338 | Cite as

Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus in the trauma emergency room

  • G. Fröschle
  • A. Üner
  • J. V. Wening
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Abstract

Over 55 000 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infections had been reported to the German Federal Health Council as of December 1992. More than 60% of a total of over 9000 overt AIDS cases has arisen in the five largest urban areas. Patients with open wounds represent a daily risk of contamination for emergency room personnel. In addition to surgical treatment and after written informed consent, we conducted HIV-antibody studies on patients with open wounds in the trauma emergency room of the University Hospital Eppendorf over a period of 6 months. Of 286 patients 220 (77%) consented to the study, and 6 HIV infections were found, corresponding to a prevalence of 2.7%.

Keywords

Public Health Informed Consent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Urban Area Emergency Room 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • G. Fröschle
    • 1
  • A. Üner
    • 2
  • J. V. Wening
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital EppendorfUniversity of HamburgHamburgGermany
  2. 2.Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Eppendorf, University of HamburgUniversity of HamburgGermany

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