Prediction of the prognosis of patients with bacteremia caused by encapsulated organisms using spleen volume: A retrospective study.
Keiichiro ShimoyamaKazunari AzumaItaru NakamuraJun OdaPublished in: Acute medicine & surgery (2021)
The SV and SVI could be used to predict the prognosis of bacteremia caused by encapsulated organisms. If the spleen volume as measured by computed tomography is small, more intensive treatment should be considered.