title: Overwhelming infection occurring in the immediate post-splenectomy period.
abstract: Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) is a serious condition associated with a high mortality rate. Occurring most often in the first two years after splenectomy, it has also been described up to 47 years after this operation. We report a further occurrence of this syndrome and stress the importance of early detection and aggressive treatment of this type of infection.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Waldron
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duignan
mesh_terms: D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013156:Splenectomy