• Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Mar 2010

    Prevention of sepsis after splenectomy.

    • Rizalea B Aguilar, Kathy J Keister, and Anne C Russell.
    • The Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
    • Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2010 Mar 1;29(2):65-8.

    AbstractIndividuals who do not have a spleen are highly susceptible to severe infections. The purpose of this article was to present vaccination guidelines for prophylactic treatment of sepsis following splenectomy. Nursing considerations for the prevention of sepsis after splenectomy are discussed.

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