RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58098601
T1 Postsplenectomy Sepsis
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58098601
RD 2024/04/19
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