My sister had a operation of spleen her spleen got removed what precautions should be taken now after operation?
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Because your spleen is important for your body?s defence against germs, when your spleen is removed or doesn?t work properly you are at higher risk of infection, particularly from certain types of bacteria. This is very important as, although these infections do not happen very often, they can be life-threatening ? so it?s important to take precautions to try to stop this from happening. A way of thinking about this risk is that if 100 people without functioning spleens were followed for 10 years, between 1 and 5 of them would have a severe infection within that period of time. The risk is highest in children and in adults in the first few years after the spleen is removed. For people whose spleen is still present but doesn?t work properly the risk is high for the rest of your life.
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