Severe late postsplenectomy infection

In all, 1490 patients underwent splenectomy in Western Australia between 1971 and 1983, giving 7825 person years exposure. Thirty‐three patients developed severe late postsplenectomy infection (septicaemia, meningitis or pneumococcal pneumonia requiring hospitalization) and three developed overwhelm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of surgery 1991-06, Vol.78 (6), p.716-721
Hauptverfasser:	Cullingford, G. L., Watkins, D. N., Watts, A. D. J., Mallon, D. F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Bacterial Infections - etiology Bacterial Infections - mortality Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Female General aspects Humans Infant Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Meningitis - etiology Middle Aged Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - etiology Postoperative Complications - etiology Postoperative Complications - mortality Risk Factors Sepsis - etiology Spleen - injuries Splenectomy Time Factors Western Australia - epidemiology
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