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| | Splenectomy |
 | | Splenectomy does not cure myelofibrosis but may be performed to relieve pain caused by the swollen spleen. | | | Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen. | | | Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen, which is an organ that is part of the lymphatic system. |
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| | Possible Complications |
| | Infection from splenectomy can occur in the incision, in another organ, such as the lungs, or at the site where the spleen was. | | | The risk of overwhelming post splenectomy sepsis is the same for either operation, since it results from an absent spleen. | | | Bowel obstruction is more common because open surgery produces more scar tissue (adhesions) than laparoscopic surgery. |
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http://www.lifespan.org/MinInvasive/revised/patient/spleen/complications.htm
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| | Splenectomy and the risk of infection for Hodgkin's Disease and Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients |
| | Splenectomy is the medical term which means that the spleen has been removed. | | | Throughout life our immune systems develop antibodies and immunity to the infections and illnesses we encounter. | | | It is always worth mentioning to your medical attendants that you have no spleen, for example if you have had a dog-bite, or if you call out a doctor who does not know your medical history. |
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| | HDC - Health and Disability Commissioner |
| | Splenectomy is relatively uncommon and the long-term management advice available to non-specialist doctors is limited and conflicting. | | | The role of prophylactic single dose antibiotic therapy for the prevention of infection at the time of caesarean section and other surgery is now well accepted, however, the principle has some foundation therefore and very little risk of serious harm. | | | There is no evidence in the documentation provided of conditions in the maternity unit, but any degree of overcrowding, short-staffing, or staffing with agency personnel not fully conversant with infection control principles and practice could have contributed to the risk of acquisition of the organism. |
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| | PSU Vol 15, 2000 |
| | 6- Shatz DV; Schinsky MF; Pais LB; Romero-Steiner S; Kirton OC; Carlone, GM: Immune responses of splenectomized trauma patients to the 23-valent pneumoccal polysaccharide vaccine at 1 versus 7 versus 14 days after splenectomy. | | | Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) refers to a constellation of fast-developing symptoms (high fever, hypotension, rigor, bacteremia, leucocytosis) that leads to death in patients that have undergo removal of the spleen. | | | Splenectomy impairs the immune response to bacterial infections. |
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| | Splenectomy complications in the Sugiura-Futagawa procedure |
| | Background: Splenectomy in portal hypertension is a more difficult procedure and probably has a higher morbidity and mortality. | | | Method: A retrospective study of 155 patients with hemorrhagic portal hypertension treated by means of the Sugiura | | | Results: Mean age of the patients was 42 years: 81 patients were male and 74 female. |
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| | Splenectomy - encyclopedia article about Splenectomy. Free access, no registration needed. What does Splenectomy mean? What is Splenectomy? Provided by the Free Online Encyclopedia. |
| | Asplenia may be congenital (congenital asplenia), or acquired through surgery splenectomy) or through processes that destroy the spleen, generally through its function to filter the blood and therefore referred to as auto-splenectomy (eg spherocytosis and sickle cell anaemia). | | | It may be removed surgically (known as a splenectomy), and often is following abdominal injuries with rupture and haemorrhage of the spleen, or in the treatment of certain blood diseases (haemorrhagic purpura, familial jaundice, hereditary spherocytosis, etc.), or for the removal of splenic tumours or cysts. | | | These bacteria often cause a sore throat under normal circumstances but after splenectomy, when infecting bacteria cannot be adequately opsonized, the infection becomes more severe. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Splenectomy
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| | Equip Magazine - Issue 6 - Audit of the management of post-splenectomy patients |
| | Make all splenectomy patients aware of the possibility of overwhelming post splenectomy infection. | | | Equip Magazine - Issue 6 - Audit of the management of post-splenectomy patients | | | The patients themselves need to be aware of this and the practice also need to be able to identify them in order to offer them appropriate immunisation wherever possible. |
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| | LookSmart - Article search for "Splenectomy" |
| | Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen, which is an organ that is part of the lymphatic system. | | | Prevention and Management of Overwhelming Post Splenectomy Infection--An Update Bridgen, M. and Pattulo, A.L. Critical Care Medicine 1999,... | | | Sickle cell disease is a group of genetic disorders that are characterized by the production of hemoglobin S, anemia, and acute and chronic tissue damage... |
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| | The spleen |
| | Occurs post splenectomy in 4% patients without prophylaxis | | | Brigden M L, Pattullo A L. Prevention and management of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection - An update. | | | Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of infection in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen. |
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| | Asplenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | splenectomy) or through processes that destroy the spleen, generally through its function to filter the blood and therefore referred to as auto-splenectomy (eg spherocytosis and sickle cell anaemia). | | | Because of the increased risk of infection, physicians administer oral antibiotics as a prophylaxis after a surgical splenectomy. | | | overwhelming post splenectomy infection (OPSI) which can kill within a few hours. |
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| | Overwhelm - Definition of Overwhelm by Webster's Online Dictionary |
| | overwhelm - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | | | This article outlines a simple formula and resources used by the author to get his work and personal life under control instead of constantly operating out of a state of overwhelm. | | | Overwhelm - Definition of Overwhelm by Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| | Overwhelming post splenectomy infection |
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