Adherence to vaccination recommendations after traumatic splenic injury

BELLİ, AHMET; Donmez, Cem; ÖZCAN, ÖNDER; Dere, Ozcan; Caylak, Selmin; Elibol, Funda; Yazkan, Cenk; Yilmaz, Nevin; Nazli, Kay

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2017.84584

Adherence to vaccination recommendations after traumatic splenic injury

BELLİ A. K., Donmez C., ÖZCAN Ö., Dere O., Caylak S. D., Elibol F. D., ...More

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.24, no.4, pp.337-342, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 24 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.5505/tjtes.2017.84584
Journal Name: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.337-342
Keywords: Gastroenterology, infection, microbiology, spleen, trauma, vaccination
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The occurrence of a serious infection called overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) increases more than 50 times in patients who have hyposplenia. The aim of this study was to investigate the adherence to vaccination recommendations after traumatic splenic injury.