The chief risk following splenectomy is overwhelming bacterial infection, or postsplenectomy sepsis. Other risks following splenectomy include inflammation of the pancreas and collapse of the lungs....
The most frequent serious complication following laparoscopic splenectomy is damage to the pancreas. Application of a hydrogel sealant to the pancreas during surgery, however, appears to...
Types of Risk / How to Measure Risk.
Risk takes many forms. You take risk everytime you act, from crossing the street to buying a stock to getting on an airplane to drinking a glass of pasteurized...