Voorbeelden van splenectomy

• The coverage indicates the percentage of patients vaccinated in the same year as the splenectomy.

• If hypersplenism (of whatever aetiology) appears to be a major cause of anaemia, splenectomy should be considered.

• The important point in this patient's history is the knowledge of her splenectomy.

• This is confirmed by the multivariate analysis, which showed that undergoing a splenectomy before 2001 entailed a greater risk of no vaccination.

• She underwent splenectomy 3 years ago and her platelet count became normal.

• Mandatory hospital admission of patients undergoing splenectomy offers a good opportunity for vaccination of these patients.

• As splenectomy requires hospitalization, a policy of vaccinating patients during their hospital stay is the key to fulfilling current recommendations on preventive vaccinations.

• If the autoantibody is cold-reacting, avoidance of exposure to low temperatures is generally the most effective therapy, since corticosteroids and splenectomy are generally ineffective in chronic cold autoimmune haemolysis.

• Increased risk of sepsis after splenectomy.

• The knowledge of her previous splenectomy helps in knowing that her fetus may be at risk of severe thrombocytopenia, even if her platelet count remains normal without treatment.

• We have recommended to all doctors that people who have had a splenectomy should be vaccinated with the pneumococcal vaccine.

• Although splenectomy has led to brief responses in patients with mast cell leukemia no firm conclusions as to the efficacy of this treatment are possible.

• However, splenectomy is avoided if possible, particularly in children, to avoid the resulting permanent susceptibility to bacterial infections.

• Splenectomy is indicated for moderate to severe cases, but not mild cases.

• It can also be used prior to splenectomy for the prevention of blood loss.