Clinical events after surgical splenectomy in children with sickle cell anemia
2010
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Despite advances in immune prophylaxis, sepsis remains the most feared complication following splenectomy for acute splenic sequestration crisis (ASSC) in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA). We seek to investigate the true prevalence of sepsis and other complications of splenectomy in this patient population.
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