TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Postsplenectomy Sepsis A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Increased risk of bacteremia and sepsis following splenectomy because of failure to clear encapsulated bacteria• Risk is greatest in children (especially in the first 2 years after surgery) and those undergoing splenectomy for hematologic disorders SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58098601 ER -