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==Overview==
==Overview==
There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of [disease name].
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.
 
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Effective measures for the secondary prevention of [disease name] include [strategy 1], [strategy 2], and [strategy 3].


==Secondary Prevention==
==Secondary Prevention==
There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of [disease name].
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of asplenia include:
 
OR


Effective measures for the secondary prevention of [disease name] 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>
*[Strategy 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.
*[Strategy 2]
*The risk of [[infection]] can be significantly reduced by using [[systematic]], [[long-term approaches]] to care for [[asplenic patients]].
*[Strategy 3]
*[[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:

References

  1. 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).
  2. 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).

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