Abstract
Blood-borne pathogens including, but not restricted to, hepatitis B and C and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are transmittable during the course of surgical care. The available scientific data indicate that transmission of HIV and other infections such as hepatitis B or C from a physician, surgeon, or nurse is extremely rare. The Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS) understands the concerns of caregivers about the potential risk of exposure to blood-borne pathogens for their patients from blood transfusions, other patients, and health care workers including pediatric surgeons and the devastating effect that a blood-borne pathogen transmission would have on both the patients, their family and the pediatric surgeons.
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