Research Article

DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS?

Volume: 22 Number: 2 August 31, 2020
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DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS?

Abstract

Objective: Although many complications may occur after splenectomy, post-splenectomy infection is one of the most frightening complications. Many prophylaxis methods have been used for this condition with very high rates of mortality and morbidity. In this study, we aimed to examine post-splenectomy infectious complications, in the cases in which all the measures were taken.
Material and Methods: Thirty-two patients who underwent emergency splenectomy were included in the study. Patients were given a sick leave of 20 days on isolated spleen trauma and at least 20 days for multitrauma patients. It was observed that some of the patients had started to physically heavy work due to socioeconomic reasons despite the sick leave report. A comparison was performed between the patients who completed 20 days of rest (19 cases) (Group-1) and the patients who started to work after resting time of less than 20 days (Group-2), in terms of the frequency of postoperative infection.
Results: In Group-1, only 1 case had a simple infection that could be taken under control with a simple antibiotic, while in Group 2, in 3 patients incision site infection, in 2 patients severe atypical pneumonia requiring hospitalization and in 1 patient severe viral gastroenteritis requiring daily hospitalization were observed. Although there is an insufficient number of patients in the groups, there is a statistically significant difference in terms of the frequency of infection between the groups (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Especially in the regions with low socio-economic status, sick leaves could not be used properly. This study, showed that dehydration and malnutrition, which may be secondary to heavy work, contribute to the development of infection by suppressing the immune system, in addition to the defect caused by major surgical intervention and splenectomy in the immune system, resulting in the high frequency of infection.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Aybala Yıldız This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

August 31, 2020

Submission Date

July 18, 2019

Acceptance Date

August 25, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 22 Number: 2

APA
Yıldız, A., & Yıldız, A. (2020). DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS? The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, 22(2), 159-162. https://izlik.org/JA27YG97KU
AMA
1.Yıldız A, Yıldız A. DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS? Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2020;22(2):159-162. https://izlik.org/JA27YG97KU
Chicago
Yıldız, Aybala, and Alp Yıldız. 2020. “DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS?”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 22 (2): 159-62. https://izlik.org/JA27YG97KU.
EndNote
Yıldız A, Yıldız A (August 1, 2020) DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS? The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 22 2 159–162.
IEEE
[1]A. Yıldız and A. Yıldız, “DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS?”, Kırıkkale Uni Med J, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 159–162, Aug. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA27YG97KU
ISNAD
Yıldız, Aybala - Yıldız, Alp. “DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS?”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 22/2 (August 1, 2020): 159-162. https://izlik.org/JA27YG97KU.
JAMA
1.Yıldız A, Yıldız A. DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS? Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2020;22:159–162.
MLA
Yıldız, Aybala, and Alp Yıldız. “DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS?”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, vol. 22, no. 2, Aug. 2020, pp. 159-62, https://izlik.org/JA27YG97KU.
Vancouver
1.Aybala Yıldız, Alp Yıldız. DOES THE RESTING TIME AFTER EMERGENCY SPLENECTOMY AFFECT THE FREQUENCY OF POST-SPLENECTOMY INFECTIONS? Kırıkkale Uni Med J [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 1;22(2):159-62. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA27YG97KU

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