Evaluation of factors affecting early and late complications after elective splenectomy   
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Prof. Dr. Bülent KOCA Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Murat YILDIRIM Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mustafa Sami Bostan
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Celil Uğurlu
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Hamza Çınar
Türkiye
Hüseyin Koray Topgül
Türkiye
Cafer Polat
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Kenan Erzurumlu
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Medicine Science
Dergi ISSN 2147-0634
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler TR DİZİN
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 06-2022
Cilt No 11
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 844 / 848
DOI Numarası 10.5455/medscience.2021.12.415
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medscience.2021.12.415
Özet
We aimed to investigate the factors affecting early and late complications following splenectomy. The potential factors expected to affect postsplenectomy complications
included age (≥60 vs.<60 years), gender, preoperative diagnosis (malignant vs.benign), vaccination status, surgical technique (laparoscopy vs. open surgery), and spleen
size (≥15 vs.<15 cm). Postoperative complications were divided into early and late complications. In the evaluation of the factors affecting early and late complications,
univariate analyses were performed using the Chi-square test. The factors found to be statistically significant in the univariate analyses were used to determine the independent factors affecting early and late complications by using multivariate logistic regression analysis. The incidence of early complications was significantly higher
in the patients with hematological malignancies (p=0.001), patients aged 60 years or over (p=0.014), those who underwent open surgery (p=0.019), and patients with a
spleen size of >15 cm (p=0.008), whereas the incidence of late complications was significantly higher in the patients with hematological malignancies (p=0.023) and in the
patients that received no prophylactic vaccination (p=0.043). In the logistic regression analysis, the splenectomy performed for hematological malignancies was revealed
as the only independent factor increasing the risk of early complications (p=0.042) as well as late complications (p=0.035). In conclusion, the splenectomy performed
for hematological malignancies was revealed as the only independent factor increasing the risk of both early and late complications. However, as this factor cannot be
reversed or prevented by surgeons, surgeons should instead properly administer preoperative vaccination protocols and should also inform the patients about the future
doses of booster vaccination to reduce the risk of postoperative complications. For thromboembolic risks, the routine use of low-molecular-weight heparins both pre-and
perioperatively should be promoted. The patients with thromboembolic complications should be closely monitored during the long term following splenectomy.
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