Good Functional Outcomes and Low Infection Rates in Total Hip Arthroplasty in HIV-Positive Patients, Provided There Is Strict Compliance With Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Surgical management of appendicitis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity: a propensity score-matched analysis in a base hospital for HIV treatment in Japan

“…As HIV infection can be effectively controlled, the number of HIV-infected patients undergoing surgical procedures has increased. Some studies have shown that the postoperative complication rate of patients with well-controlled HIV infection is comparable to that of HIV (−) patients [ 21 – 24 ]. However, HIV infection is generally considered a surgical risk in terms of higher postoperative complications and longer hospital stays [ 3 ].…”

In-hospital complications following total knee and hip arthroplasty in patients with human immunodeficiency virus

“…According to the literature, there are varying complication rates of arthroplasty procedures performed in patients who are positive for HIV. [10,22,23,[25][26][27] Naziri et al [10] reported the major and minor complication rates following THA in 9,275 HIV-positive patients and found that major complications occurred in 2.9% and minor complications in 5.2%. In another study conducted by Dimitriou et al, [23] the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) was with 7.6% in HIV-positive patients who underwent THA and TKA, which was relatively high.…”

“…[19,20] However, there are varying complication rates in the literature depending on the existing infection load, HAART status, and comorbidities in patients undergoing TJA. [21][22][23][24] Therefore, TJA practices still involve several uncertainties in this patient population.…”

Outcomes following cholecystectomy in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients treated with antiretroviral therapy: A retrospective cohort study

“…However, with advancements in ART, HIV infection is now becoming a controllable chronic disease (20,21). Some recent studies revealed that postoperative complication rates in patients with well-controlled HIV infections were comparable to those in HIV-negative patients (15,(22)(23)(24)(25)(26). CD4+ lymphocyte status is one of the indicators of HIV infection status (27,28), and various reports have revealed that a low CD4+ lymphocyte count (especially < 200 cells/μL) was associated with a significant increase in postoperative complications (12,29,30).…”