[Postsplenectomy sepsis (overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) syndrome)]

Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1995 May 26;120(21):771-5. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1055407.
[Article in German]
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins / therapeutic use
  • Postoperative Complications* / prevention & control
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Sepsis / etiology*
  • Sepsis / mortality
  • Sepsis / prevention & control
  • Spleen / transplantation
  • Splenectomy / adverse effects*
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Immunoglobulins