Postsplenectomy Prophylaxis: A Persistent Failure to Meet Standard? | Zendy

Alexander D. Jones | Zendy; Mashuk Khan | Zendy; James Cheshire | Zendy; Douglas M. Bowley | Zendy

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Postsplenectomy Prophylaxis: A Persistent Failure to Meet Standard?

Author(s) -

Alexander D. Jones,

Mashuk Khan,

James Cheshire,

Douglas M. Bowley

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofw197

Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , standard of care , single center , emergency department , vaccination , retrospective cohort study , emergency surgery , surgery , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , pediatrics , spleen , immunology , psychiatry

A retrospective case review of patients that underwent emergency splenectomy or splenic preservation from May 2003 to April 2014 was undertaken at a single center. The results highlight failures in administration of postsplenectomy vaccination for emergency splenectomy patients. In this study, we highlight methods to improve postsplenectomy care

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