Document 0210
 DOCN  M95B0210
 TI    Testing patients for HIV before surgery: the views of doctors performing
       surgery.
 DT    9511
 AU    Chapman K; Meadows J; Catalan J; Gazzard B; Department of Psychological
       Medicine, Charing Cross and; Westminster Medical School, London, UK.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1995;7(2):125-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95345141
 AB    The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes of doctors
       performing surgery to the HIV antibody testing of surgical patients.
       Fifty of eighty (62.5%) doctors performing surgery who are working in
       two London teaching hospitals returned completed anonymous postal
       questionnaires. Sixty-six per cent of the sample would like some form of
       compulsory testing of pre-operative patients, although most of them feel
       that this is only necessary for patients considered to be in 'high-risk
       groups'. Eighty-four per cent believe that this would ensure their
       safety from infection during surgery. Forty-eight per cent agreed with
       testing patients without their consent. Results suggest that most of the
       doctors performing surgery in this study agree with compulsory HIV
       antibody testing of pre-operative patients in the belief that this would
       protect them from infection during surgery. The problems associated with
       compulsory testing and relying on such testing in order to protect
       doctors from infection during surgery are discussed.
 DE    Adult  *Attitude of Health Personnel  *AIDS Serodiagnosis  Female  Human
       Informed Consent  Male  *Mandatory Testing  Medical Staff,
       Hospital/*PSYCHOLOGY  Middle Age  Occupational Health  *Preoperative
       Care  Questionnaires  Risk Factors  Specialties, Surgical  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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