Is There a Risk of Splenectomy?

Most common infection that i've seen be really devastating in the massachusetts area is babesia. I mean, every summer we see multiple patients who have had splenectomes and come in with severe, overwhelming Babesia. The spleen is a really important filter for certain types of bacteria that cause severe infections. Patients that don't have it can be at increased risk of getting those infections,. And then, if they get them to have a bad outcome from those infections.