Safety and efficacy of splenectomy in over 65-yrs-old patients with immune thrombocytopenia

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-241

  Gonzalez Porras, Jose R ^a   Escalante, Fernando ^b   Pardal, Emilia ^c   Sierra, Magdalena ^d   Garcia Frade, Luis J ^e   Redondo, Santiago ^f   Arefi, Maryam ^g   Aguilar, Carlos ^h   Ortega, Fernando ⁱ   de Cabo, Erik ^j   Fisac, Rosa M ^k   Sanz, Oscar ^b   Esteban, Carmen ^a   Alberca, Ignacio ^a   Sanchez Barba, Mercedes ^l   Santos, Maria T ^a   Fernandez, Abel ^m   Gonzalez Lopez, Tomas J ^m  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL VIRGEN DEL PUERTO   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA CONCHA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

^f Hospital Provincial   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^h Hospital Virgen del Mirón   (Spain)

ⁱ Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL EL BIERZO   (Spain)

^k Hospital Complejo Asistencial de Segovia   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Efficacy; Immune thrombocytopenia; Mortality; Safety; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK;

EFFICACY; IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; MORTALITY; SAFETY; SPLENECTOMY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881669064     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12146     Document Type: Article

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