Asplenia secondary prevention
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalpana Giri, MBBS[2]
Overview
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of asplenia include: Patient should carry an alert card or bracelet and an up-to-date vaccination record. The risk of infection can be significantly reduced by using systematic, long-term approaches. Patient and family education program that addresses the risk of infection in these at-risk patients.
Secondary Prevention
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of asplenia include:
- Patient should carry an alert card or bracelet and an up-to-date vaccination record.[1]
- Adult with asplenia, if unable to seek medical attention within 2 hours, should have access to preprescribed antibiotics which should be taken at fever onset.
- The risk of infection can be significantly reduced by using systematic, long-term approaches to care for asplenic patients.
- Patient and family education program that addresses the risk of infection in these at-risk patients.[2]
References
- ↑ O’Neill NE, Baker J, Ward R, Johnson C, Taggart L, Sholzberg M (2020). “The development of a quality improvement project to improve infection prevention and management in patients with asplenia or hyposplenia”. BMJ Open Qual. 9 (3). doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000770. PMC 7410002 Check
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