Techniques for Splenic Salvage - Department of Surgery at SUNY ...

Techniques for Splenic Salvage - Department of Surgery at SUNY ... Techniques for Splenic Salvage - Department of Surgery at SUNY ...

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www.downstatesurgery.org Next Steps • Patient condition • Concomitant injuries • Degree of splenic injury

www.downstatesurgery.org Why not splenectomy? • OPSI – 0.3-2% in adults – Mortality 50-80% • Delayed immunologic deficits – ↓ antibody (IgM), opsonins, compliment activation

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Why not splenectomy?<br />

• OPSI<br />

– 0.3-2% in adults<br />

– Mortality 50-80%<br />

• Delayed immunologic deficits<br />

– ↓ antibody (IgM), opsonins, compliment<br />

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