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Preventive Measures Concerning HIV

May 4th, 2011 by Aldouspi

Preventive measures concerning HIV

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There are certain things you can do, to help safeguard yourself against acquiring HIV. As such, there are already practices put into place that reduce the risk of being infected by the disease. We will explore some of them here.

If you need a blood transfusion, you are much safer than you used to be and there are still some safeguards you can do yourself. Blood transfusions have come a long way regarding safety for the patient. The risk of contacting a serious infection has improved in the last few years. It is now a ratio of one to every 5000.

The FDA now keeps close tabs on blood banks. Even to mandating testing that shrinks the time, or rather the window, in which serious infections can occur. The window of time was once 24 weeks, and now it is down to four weeks. The test is licensed and if blood banks are not in compliance or not following the regulations, the FDA will close them down.

Another improvement in the extensive pre-screening of donor patients.

It is a fact that questions are asked about whether a person uses intravenous drugs. They are also asked questions concerning drug abuse and questions about alternative lifestyles, before they are allowed to donate blood. With the new tests and better regulations along with pre-screening the risk of infectious disease is now a ratio of 1 to 700,000.

Doctors are also now performing fewer blood transfusions. They are only giving patients blood when a person's life is in danger and would possibly die, if blood were not transfused. Blood banks are now screening donated blood for a wide variety of serious infections that are transmitted via blood. They're attempting to detect pathogens that are present in the blood.

But there are some preventative measures person can take with regard to acquiring aids and future surgeries.

To avoid the risk of HIV or other serious infections a person can donate his or her own blood in advance. Thus avoiding tainted blood being used. This is called autologous donation.

If you donate your own blood, be sure the doctor contacts hospital transfusion service prior to your admission date, so you will be sure of getting your own blood donation.

You can also ask if you are the candidate for bloodless surgery. This is accomplished by the use of lasers. This along with drugs, controls the loss of blood. Being virtually blood free during and after surgery, eliminates the need of a blood transfusion.

The recycling of your own blood during surgery is another method of preventing serious infections. This is most useful during emergency surgery. But cannot be used, if the blood is contaminated with cancer cells or bacteria from tumor removal or intestinal surgery.

The procedure is known as (Ita) interoperative autologouse and your own blood is reintroduced back into your body. Most operating rooms are now equipped to do this procedure.

The possibility of getting HIV from medical and dental instruments is very slight. But you can request that they sterilize their instruments with ethylene oxide gas or peracetic acid. There is usually a small amount of blood tainted lubricants that are used on equipment, such as endoscopes for viewing the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. Glularaldehyde is generally used, but it is ineffective against HIV disease.

You should allow at least six weeks prior to surgery to find out what options are available to you and if any alternative methods can be implemented to help you further safeguard against possible infection of HIV.

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