Bilgin ARDA, Kubilay DEMİRAĞ, Işıkgöz Meltem TAŞBAKAN, Tansu YAMAZHAN, Demir SERTER

Splenektomiden 46 yıl sonra sepsis gelişen bir olgu nedeniyle splenektomi sonrası sepsis: Korunma ve öneriler

Splenektomi sonrası sepsislerde uygun antibiyotik ve destek tedavisine rağmen mortalite oranı % 50 ile % 70 arasında değişmektedir. Bu nedenle splenektomili olgularda gelişebilecek infeksiyonların erken tanısı, tedavisi, korunma ve kontrol önlemlerinin uygulanması önem kazanmaktadır. Bu yazıda splenektomiden 46 yıl sonra sepsis ve akciğer embolisi ile kaybedilen bir olgu nedeniyle splenektomili olgulara yaklaşımın gözden geçirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Antibiyotik proflaksisi, Sepsis, Splenektomi

A case of sepsis 46 years after splenectomy: Prevention and advices for postsplenectomy sepsis

The mortality rate of postsplenectomy sepsis is 50-70 %, despite appropriate antimicrobial therapy and intensive medical support. For this reason the early diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of infections in splenectomized patients is an important issue. In this article, it is aimed to review the approach to the splenectomized patients in an occasion of a case lost by sepsis and pulmonary embolism 46 years after the splenectomy.

Keywords:

Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Sepsis, Splenectomy,

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