
BTK ABSITE 2022 - Spleen
Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
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What Are the Ramifications of Taking the Spleen Out?
Look for ivy drug use, indocarditis, a secondary infection of a tramatic pseudocist or sinkle cell disease. These patients will often be very sick at the time of presentationan anseptic. The risk is higher in children, especiall an hemotologic disease such as batathalsemia. You do not want to wait for cultures. It's got a high mortality rate, so you want to get on top of it quickly.
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