Davis J M, Demling R H, Lewis F R, Hoover E, Waymack J P
Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021.
Arch Surg. 1992 Feb;127(2):218-21. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1992.01420020108015.
The Ad Hoc Committee on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Hepatitis of The Surgical Infection Society has outlined its policy regarding three deadly blood-borne viral infections. The risk of transmission of these microbes, the role of preoperative testing, the problem of the human immunodeficiency virus-infected surgeon, and conduct in the operating room are discussed.
