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==Overview== | ==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== | ==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]].<ref name="pmid32759171">{{cite journal| author=O'Neill NE, Baker J, Ward R, Johnson C, Taggart L, Sholzberg M| title=The development of a quality improvement project to improve infection prevention and management in patients with asplenia or hyposplenia. | journal=BMJ Open Qual | year= 2020 | volume= 9 | issue= 3 | pages= | pmid=32759171 | doi=10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000770 | pmc=7410002 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=32759171 }} </ref> | |||
*[ | *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]].<ref name="pmid33275684">{{cite journal| author=Lee GM| title=Preventing infections in children and adults with asplenia. | journal=Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program | year= 2020 | volume= 2020 | issue= 1 | pages= 328-335 | pmid=33275684 | doi=10.1182/hematology.2020000117 | pmc=7727556 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=33275684 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
|pmc=value (help). PMID 32759171 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Lee GM (2020). "Preventing infections in children and adults with asplenia". Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2020 (1): 328–335. doi:10.1182/hematology.2020000117. PMC 7727556 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 33275684 Check|pmid=value (help).