Abstract
We describe a 46-year-old splenectomized patient who died of Haemophilus Influenzae septicemia 16 h following bronchoscopy. Although rare, postsplenectomy overwhelming sepsis is always a danger in splenectomized patients undergoing invasive procedures. Chemoprophylaxis should be considered in asplenic patients peribronchoscopy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1607-1609 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Chest |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |