Table 5.

Comparison of post-operative complications in HIV infected, HIV unexposed and HIV exposed uninfected children

	HIV Status
Total Complications (71)	HIVi (37)	HIVn (18)	HIVe (16)
Systemic Post-operative infection 31/71(44%)	11/37 (30%)	8/18 (44%)	12/16(75%)
Pneumonia	5/11(45.5%)	2/8(25%)	3/12(25%)
Bacteraemia	5/11(45.5%)	2/8(25%)	6/12(50%)
Central Line sepsis	1/11(9%)	2/8(25%)	2/12(16.7%)
Urinary tract	0	1/8 (12.5%)	0
Cholangitis	0	1/8 (12.5%)	0
Intra-abdominal	0	0	1/12 (8.3%)
Surgical site complication 34/71(48%)	24/37(65%)	6/18(33%)	4/16 (25%)
Wound Infection	8/24(33%)	3/6(50%)	2/4(50%)
Wound break down	7/24(29%)	0	0
Stoma complication	5/24(21%)	1/6(17%)	1/4(25%)
Recurrence	4/24(17%)	0	0
Anastomotic obstruction/stenosis	0	2/6(33%)	1/4(25%)
Miscellaneous 6/71 (8%)	2/37(5%)	4/18(22%)	0