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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 38, 626-633, Copyright © 1991 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

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Anaesthesia and the child with HIV infection

D Schwartz, T Schwartz, E Cooper and J Pullerits
Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts Medical School, Springfield, Massachusetts.

The frequency of AIDS in the paediatric population is growing rapidly and is expected to get worse. The anaesthetist will participate in the care of these children in the operating room and the intensive care unit with increasing frequency and must therefore have an understanding of the many manifestations of this syndrome. Children become infected with HIV by transplacental transmission from mother to fetus in over 80% of cases. Early diagnosis in infants can be very difficult. Clinical manifestations of HIV infection in children result from damage to almost every organ system. Considerations for the anaesthetist include: the effects of medications, cardiovascular dysfunction, pulmonary disease, altered metabolism, equipment preparation, choice of anaesthetic, modes of viral transmission and psycho-social issues.


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