Factors influencing the risk of early and late serious infection in adults after splenectomy for trauma

• Published in: Surgery Vol. 96; no. 4; p. 775
• Main Authors: Malangoni, M A, Dillon, L D, Klamer, T W, Condon, R E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.1984
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Bacterial Infections - etiology; Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Enterobacteriaceae Infections - etiology; Female; Humans; Infection - etiology; Infection - microbiology; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications - microbiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk; Spleen - injuries; Splenectomy - adverse effects; Splenectomy - mortality; Time Factors; Wounds and Injuries - complications

We reviewed the clinical course of 245 adults who underwent splenectomy for trauma to assess the risk of both early and late serious infection. Twenty-one patients (9%) had an early serious infection (sepsis) during hospitalization for splenectomy. The mortality rate was 62% in patients with early s...