Adherence to vaccination guidelines post splenectomy: A five year follow up study

• Main Authors: Tristan Boam (Author), Peter Sellars (Author), John Isherwood (Author), Chloe Hollobone (Author), Cristina Pollard (Author), David M. Lloyd (Author), Ashley R. Dennison (Author), Giuseppe Garcea (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Following a splenectomy patients are at increased risk of significant infections. In its most severe form, overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) has a mortality rate of up to 80%. In this study we aim to establish the adherence to vaccination and antibiotic national guidelines in splenectom...