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Perioperative Care of the Patient with Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Neil Janice A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2008.08.013
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , perioperative , perioperative nursing , disease , mycobacterium tuberculosis , intensive care medicine , health care , infection control , drug resistance , mortality rate , surgery , pathology , economics , economic growth , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
APPROXIMATELY 1.7 BILLION PEOPLE are thought to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis . The estimated mortality rate is 3 million people per year. MULTIDRUG RESISTANT‐TUBERCULOSIS (MDR‐TB) and extensively drug‐resistant TB (XDR‐TB) are serious problems that threaten global TB control. Patients who are inadequately treated remain chronic carriers and can spread the disease to family members and their communities. TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS for TB include directly observed treatment and monitoring the patient's response to medications. Perioperative nurses must protect the patient and other health care workers when a patient with TB undergoes a surgical procedure. AORN J 88 (December 2008) 942–958. © AORN, Inc, 2008.