Risk of pneumonia among patients with splenectomy: a retrospective population-based cohort study

BACKGROUND: People without a spleen are particularly susceptible to various overwhelming infections including pneumonia. Although the association between splenectomy and pneumonia has been previously studied, there has been no study using the national claims data. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study wa...

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Autores principales: Lai, Shih-Wei, Lin, Cheng-Li, Liao, Kuan-Fu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2017
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28988248
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.351

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28988248
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.351

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