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Acceptability at Recruitment
QUALIFIED
Acceptability at CT / Work-Up
QUALIFIED
Individual at Risk
Recipient
Explanation of Condition
Surgical removal of the spleen.
See also Spleen
Guidance
Acceptable if traumatic, even if requires prophylactic antibiotics. Acceptable if removed for benign intra-abdominal lesion (after discussion with medical officer).
Unacceptable if for malignancy (including myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative neoplasms) immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) or haemolytic anaemia.
Pseudonyms or Related Conditions
Spleen Removal
Ruptured Spleen
Splenic rupture
Asplenism
Version
Version 1, Edition 1
Date of Last Update
15th June 2012