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| Name          = Asplenia
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| ICD10          = {{ICD10|D|73|0|d|70}}, {{ICD10|Q|89|0|q|80}}
| ICD9          = {{ICD9|289.59}}, {{ICD9|759.01}}
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| OMIM          =  208530 
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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Asplenia medical treatment|Medical Therapy]] | [[Asplenia surgical techniques|Surgery]] | [[Asplenia interventions|Interventions]] | [[Asplenia primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Asplenia secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Asplenia cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Asplenia future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
[[Asplenia medical treatment|Medical Therapy]] | [[TAsplenia surgical techniques|Surgery]] | [[Asplenia primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Asplenia secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Asplenia cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Asplenia future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
==Surgery==
The mainstay of [[treatment]] for [[asplenia]] is [[medical therapy]] and [[prevention]].<ref name="pmid11253134">{{cite journal| author=Waghorn DJ| title=Overwhelming infection in asplenic patients: current best practice preventive measures are not being followed. | journal=J Clin Pathol | year= 2001 | volume= 54 | issue= 3 | pages= 214-8 | pmid=11253134 | doi=10.1136/jcp.54.3.214 | pmc=1731383 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11253134  }} </ref>
 
==Primary prevention==
===Vaccination===
*Vaccination against these encapsulated bacteria is recommended to prevent asplenia patients from severe infection. Up to 87% of asplenic patients were found to have been infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae, one of the most common bacterial pathogen leading to infection in patients with asplenia.
*[[Vaccinations]] are also recommended before [[splenectomy]] and after the surgical removal. For those with [[functional asplenia]] or [[autosplenectomy]], it is also advised to continue aggressive [[vaccination schedules]]. It is recommended that patients should be given the [[pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13)]] 8 weeks in advance, as well as the [[pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV-23)]], [[Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine (Hib)]], and the [[quadrivalent meningococcal]] [[conjugate vaccine]] 14 days before planned surgery for [[splenectomy]].
*Apart from all these [[vaccines]], patients should be [[encouraged]] to [[receive]] [[influenza vaccine]], [[annual vaccination]] against the common [[strains]] of [[influenza]].<ref name="pmid26130882">{{cite journal| author=Huebner ML, Milota KA| title=Asplenia and fever. | journal=Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) | year= 2015 | volume= 28 | issue= 3 | pages= 340-1 | pmid=26130882 | doi=10.1080/08998280.2015.11929267 | pmc=4462215 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26130882  }} </ref>
 
===Antibiotic Prophylaxis===
*Only [[Immunizations]] do not [[protect against]] [[infections]] with [[encapsulated bacteria]], [[antibiotic prophylaxis]] Should be given.<ref name="pmid24855431">{{cite journal| author=Salvadori MI, Price VE, Canadian Paediatric Society, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee| title=Preventing and treating infections in children with asplenia or hyposplenia. | journal=Paediatr Child Health | year= 2014 | volume= 19 | issue= 5 | pages= 271-8 | pmid=24855431 | doi= | pmc=4029242 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24855431  }} </ref>
**'''For children'''
***All [[patients]] younger than [[five years]] of age should receive [[antibiotic prophylaxis]].
***'''Birth to three months''': [[Escherichia coli]], [[Klebsiella]] are of concern in this [[age group]].
****[[Amoxicillin]] or [[clavulanate]] 10 mg/kg/dose PO q12h, with [[penicillin VK]] 125 mg per dose PO q12h OR [[amoxicillin]] 10 mg/kg/dose q12h, as an [[alternative]] if not tolerated.
***'''more than 3 months to five years'''
****[[Penicillin]] VK 125 mg per dose PO q12h OR [[amoxicillin]] 10 mg/kg/dose PO q12h.
****[[Liquid amoxicillin]] tastes better and may be [[better tolerated]] than [[liquid penicillin]].
***'''more than 5 years'''
****[[Penicillin V]] 250 mg or 300 mg per dose  q12h OR [[amoxicillin]] 250 mg per dose q12h.
****For [[penicillin]], 250 mg is a convenient dose for [[suspension]] but [[tablets]] are only available as 300 mg
*The [[infectious]] [[risk]] in [[asplenic]] patients is high during their [[entire life]] but it is highest during the first 2 years following [[splenectomy]] and the [[risk]] [[decreases]] over time.<ref name="pmid32787857">{{cite journal| author=Quéffélec C, Billet L, Duffau P, Lazaro E, Machelart I, Greib C | display-authors=etal| title=Prevention of infection in asplenic adult patients by general practitioners in France between 2013 and 2016 : Care for the asplenic patient in general practice. | journal=BMC Fam Pract | year= 2020 | volume= 21 | issue= 1 | pages= 163 | pmid=32787857 | doi=10.1186/s12875-020-01237-3 | pmc=7425533 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=32787857  }} </ref>
*Along with [[vaccination]], [[antibiotic prophylaxis]] should be given.
*Long term [[prophylactic therapy]]  [[oral antibiotic]] [[penicillin V]], or [[erythromycin]] in case of allergy, is required for at least [[2 years]] after [[splenectomy]] to cover the period during which the [[infectious]] risk is highest.
 
===Malaria Prophylaxis===
*[[Asplenic]] and [[hyposplenic]] children must be advised of their [[increased]] [[risk]] of [[severe malaria]] and also take [[malaria prophylaxis]] as appropriate for their age and the type of [[malaria]] found in the area to which they are [[travelling]] and they should always [[seek]] [[travel advice]].<ref name="pmid19750611">{{cite journal| author=Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT)| title=Canadian recommendations for the prevention and treatment of malaria among international travellers--2009. | journal=Can Commun Dis Rep | year= 2009 | volume= 35 Suppl 1 | issue=  | pages= 1-82 | pmid=19750611 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19750611  }} </ref>
 
==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>
 
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