DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i03.102

Pages: 1324-1330

The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors for mortality by evaluating the indications for splenectomy and postoperative mortality in patients that underwent splenectomy over a 6-year period at a general surgery department. The retrospective study included 107 patients aged over 18 years that underwent splenectomy. The patients were divided into two groups: (I) surviving and (II) no surviving. Age, gender, hospital stay, surgical procedure (elective or emergency), type of surgery (open or laparoscopic), indications for splenectomy, and the histopathological diagnosis of the splenectomy specimen were recorded for each patient. The 107 patients comprised 58 (54.2%) men and 49 (45.8%) women. Of these, 94 (87.9%) patients were in the surviving group and 13 (12.1%) were in the no surviving group.