Hastanemiz cerrahi kliniklerine başvuran hastalarda preoperatif HBsAg, anti-HCV ve anti-HIV seroprevalansı.

Objective: Medical staff working in surgical branches are at serious risk for HBV, HCV and HIV infections. The aim of this study is to retrospectively determine the preoperative HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HIV seroprevalence in surgical patients of our hospital in the Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey. Methods: Preoperative HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HIV seroprevalence of 9720 patients who were hospitalized for surgery between January 2017 and November 2018 were researched retrospectively. Results: 3976 (40.9%) of the preoperative patients were female and 5744 (59.1%) were male. Anti-HIV negative was found in all patients, whereas HBsAg positivity was detected in 194 (2%) patients and anti-HCV positivity was found in 68 (0.7%) patients. HBsAg positivity was found in 48 (1.2%) of female patients, 146 (2.5%) of male patients. In terms of anti-HCV, 25 (0.6%) of female patients and 43 (0.7%) of male patients were positive. Maximum positivities was observed at 51-60 age range whereas minimum positivity was at 11-20 age range. Conclusion: Although the results of our study, in which more patient results were evaluated compared to similar studies in terms of number, were similar to those in other studies; HBsAg rates were slightly lower in our study, and it was related to the overall decline of HBV infections as a result of vaccination. Regardless of regional seroprevalances of HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HIV, it should be taken into consideration that the disease could be at window phase, so all patients must be accepted as vectors and medical staff must take extra personal precautions during surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]