Altaf Ahmed Talpur, Abdul Ghaffar Ansari, Muhammad Sharif Awan, Ali Akhbar Ghumro.
Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in surgical patients.
Pak J Surg Jan ;22(3):150-3.

Objective: To find out the prevalence of Hepatitis-B and C in our surgical patients. Design & Duration: Prospective, descriptive study carried out from May to October, 2005. Setting: Surgical Unit I, Peoples Medical College Hospital, Nawabshah. Patients: Patients of either sex, more than 13 years of age undergoing surgery. Methodology: All the patients in the study underwent screening for Hepatitis-B and Hepatitis-C. The information of the patients was recorded on a prepared proforma, and analyzed. Results: The prevalence of Hepatitis-B was found to be 8.6% (5.8-12.12) and Hepatitis-C 11.6% (8.3-15.6), whereas in 20.33% (16.0-25.1) cases both Hepatitis-B and C were present. Conclusion: The high prevalence of Hepatitis-B and C found by the study suggests a routine, rather mandatory screening of all patients proceeding for surgery.

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