Shirazi B, Jaffery A H, Kishwar M, Shahid Shamim M.
Screening for Hepatitis B & C in surgical patients.
J Surg Pak Jan ;9(4):10-3.

Objective: Screening for hepatitis in pre-operative assessment of patients is not the usual practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of hepatitis B & C disease in patients coming to hospital for elective surgery. Design: Descriptive study. Place & Duration: Study was conducted at Ziauddin Medical University Hospital between January 2001 to December 2002. Patients And Methods: All patients admitted electively for surgical procedure were screened for Hepatitis B and C before surgery. Latex method was first applied for immediate results and later reconfirmation by the ELISA technique in seropositive patients. Results: In our study a total of 411 patients were screened for hepatitis. There were 179 males and 232 females. Out of 46 seropositive males, 27 were hepatitis B positive and 19 were hepatitis C positive and out of 28 seropositive females, 9 were hepatitis B and 19 were hepatitis C positive. Conclusion: Frequency of hepatitis B & C is high in elective surgical patients.

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