title: Complications of splenectomy for splenic injury.
abstract: From March 1986 to October 1991, there were 97 patients undergoing splenectomy for traumatic spleen injury at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung. Their ages ranged from 6 to 73 years with a mean of 39. The most common cause was blunt abdominal trauma (94/97). Sixty-five patients received splenectomy only and thirty-two patients had other operative procedures in addition to splenectomy. The most common complication in this study was intraabdominal abscess (7/97); followed by respiratory problems (5/97); postoperative hemorrhage (3/97) and wound infection (3/97). Postsplenectomy sepsis occurred in one case. There were nine cases of in-hospital mortality. Sepsis, prolonged shock and severe head injury were the main causes of death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sheen-Chen
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality