Splenic volume in severe sepsis is associated with disease severity and pneumococcal infection

Splenic volume in severe sepsis is associated with disease severity and pneumococcal infection

Aim A small spleen, which is occasionally found in patients with pneumococcal sepsis, may increase pneumococcal susceptibility because of splenic malfunction. However, a small spleen may also originate from severe disease. We carried out a retrospective study to evaluate the association between sple...

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Main Authors: Yasutaka Koga, Motoki Fujita, Takashi Nakahara, Takeshi Yagi, Takashi Miyauchi, Kotaro Kaneda, Yoshikatsu Kawamura, Yasutaka Oda, Ryosuke Tsuruta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-10-01
Series:Acute Medicine & Surgery
Subjects:
Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score
computed tomography
pneumococcal infection
severe sepsis
spleen
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ams2.204

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