The article" Overwhelming pneumococcal infection in a hyposplenic adult"(Can Med Assoc J
1983; 129: 851-854), by Dr. Jeremy P. Hatch and colleagues, emphasizes the various steps …

Editorial In this issue of HOSPITAL PRACTICE. Dr. Howard Pearson presents a review of the
risks of and indications for splenectomy (page 85). I can think of no person more qualified to …

Asplenic patients or those who have undergone splenectomy are prone to overwhelming
and often fatal sepsis, which is sometimes associated with disseminated intravascular …

• Postsplenectomy sepsis in children is a well-recognized hazard. Few reports discuss the
risk of sepsis in the asplenic adult. Case reports of 47 adults with serious infections following …

Preview The postsplenectomy sepsis syndrome, rapidly and usually inexorably fatal, can
arise not only after splenectomy but also in patients who are congenitally asplenic or have …

• All splenectomized individuals are at risk of developing pneumococcal sepsis, but most
reports fail to mention how many patients are given prophylactic penicillin therapy. Fourteen …

This review examines the infectious consequences of elective and emergency splenectomy,
highlighting the importance of infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae. The influence of …

Serious postsplenectomy infection is a significant threat to patients. Although the incidence
of such infection is low, the resultant mortality is extremely high. This susceptibility to …

From 1955 to 1979, in Rochester, Minn, 193 residents with a mean age of 46 years
underwent splenectomy. Only two cases of fulminant sepsis were documented during the …

Both clinical and laboratory studies have demonstrated an increased risk of fatal sepsis after
splenectomy. The importance of the spleen in clearing a bacterial challenge from …