Surg J R Coll Surg E
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Surg J R Coll Surg E · Apr 2018
Observational StudyDoes bacterial translocation influence the postoperative infections in splenectomized patients after abdominal trauma?
Some studies suggested that after abdominal trauma, postoperative infections are associated with bacterial translocation, whereas others have not replicated these findings. We have assessed the bacterial translocation and postoperative infections in patients undergoing splenectomy after abdominal trauma, using a very homogeneous study population. ⋯ There is higher risk of bacterial translocation in patients who required urgent surgical treatment (splenectomy) following blunt abdominal trauma and it is associated with a significant higher number of postoperative infections.