[Surgical interventions in HIV-infected and patients with AIDS]

176 patients with HIV-infection and AIDS were examined. 77 of them underwent various surgical interventions the most frequent of which were: opening of abscess and phlegmons--14 (23%), biopsy of lymphatic nodes--10 (13.1%), appendectomy--5 (6.2%), condyloma excision--21 (27.2%), removal of uterus adnexa--2 (2.5%), pleural puncture--4 (5.9%), cholecyst- and splenectomy--5 (8.2%). Operations for stomach cancer (creation of gastroenteroanastomosis), extrauterine pregnancy, brain tumor (drainage of IV ventricle of the brain), penetrating wound of cornea were performed less often. 43 patients underwent emergency operations without preoperative preparation, 34 patients underwent elective operations. The causes of 6 deaths were secondary diseases (Kaposi's sarcoma, purulent processes, metastases, pulmonary edema). There were no complications and blood changes in postoperative period in infected patients. These patients were discharged in the same terms as non-infected patients. In patients with AIDS, especially in combination with other infections, fever persisted long after the operation. The wound healed by first intention in all the patients, but the sutures were removed on day 10-30. Immunologically, a high ratio T-suppressors/T-helpers existed. An increase in fibrinolytic activity without high tissues hemorrhage was observed.