Postsplenectomy sepsis syndrome
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Prevention of postsplenectomy sepsis.
The study of Hegarty et al. shows that two thirds of splenectomised patients are unaware of an increased risk of severe infectious diseases and cites nine recommendations to prevent severe infections. These data con®rm the ®ndings of several other studies. The Department of Haematology at Heinrich-HeineUniversity of DuÈ sseldorf has adopted an intense counselling attitude towards asplenic patie...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2312-3893
DOI: 10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2020.07.02.109