Hyposplenic or asplenic patients, N = 34 | |
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Asplenia | 29/34 (85%) |
Hyposplenia | 5/34 (15%) |
Cause of asplenia | |
Congenital | 3/29 (10%) |
Post-splenectomy | 26/29 (90%) |
Trauma | 11/26 (42%) |
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura | 6/26 (23%) |
Pancreatic cancer | 3/26 (12%) |
Left diaphragmatic hernia | 1/26 (4%) |
Lymphoma | 1/26 (4%) |
Myelodysplasia | 1/26 (4%) |
Benign splenomegaly | 1/26 (4%) |
Unknown | 1/26 (4%) |
Cause of hyposplenia | |
Splenic irradiation | 5/5 (100%) |
Sickle cell disease | 0/5 (0%) |
Time interval between asplenia/hyposplenia and ICU admission, and pneumococcal vaccination coverage | |
Time interval between asplenia/hyposplenia and ICU admission (years) | 20 [9–32] |
Time interval between asplenia/hyposplenia and ICU admission ≤ 2 years | 2/34 (6%) |
Time interval between asplenia/hyposplenia and ICU admission (years)* | 19 [9–30] |
Time interval between asplenia/hyposplenia and ICU admission ≤ 2 years* | 2/31 (6%) |
Long-term antibiotic prophylaxis | 1/32 (3%) |
Pneumococcal vaccination | 11/31 (35%) |