Evaluation of Severe Infection and Survival After Splenectomy

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Evaluation of Severe Infection and Survival After Splenectomy Moe H. Kyaw, PHD, MPH, Eileen M. Holmes, PHD, Francis Toolis, Beverley Wayne, BA, Jim Chalmers, Ian G. Jones, MD, Harry Campbell, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 119, Issue 3, Pages 276.e1-276.e7 (March 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.07.044 Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Cohort of 1648 splenectomized patients by vital status and reason for surgery. The American Journal of Medicine 2006 119, 276.e1-276.e7DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.07.044) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 A, Cumulative incidence of first infection after splenectomy. B, Cumulative incidence of first infection by sex after splenectomy. C, Cumulative incidence of first infection by age at splenectomy. D, Cumulative incidence of first infection by reasons for splenectomy. The American Journal of Medicine 2006 119, 276.e1-276.e7DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.07.044) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 A, Cumulative death after splenectomy. B, Cumulative death after splenectomy by sex. C, Cumulative death by age at splenectomy. D, Cumulative death by reasons for splenectomy. The American Journal of Medicine 2006 119, 276.e1-276.e7DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.07.044) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions