From: Prevention of infection in asplenic adult patients by general practitioners in France between 2013 and 2016
Number of patients
Gender
Male
52
Female
51
Age, years
Median (range)
57 (20–84)
Mean
55
Cause of splenectomy
Trauma and iatrogenesis
31
Malignancy
28
Autoimmune cytopeniaa
23
Other
21
Follow-up time, years
< 2
25
2–3
3–4
34
> 4
3.5