/ SPLENECTOMY REGISTRY
ICIS
Intercontinental Cooperative ITP Study Group
/
Please fill out this questionnaire and e-mail it to:

University Children’s Hospital
ICIS Study Group
Postfach
CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
FAX: +41 61 704 12 41 / UPN: / Study Number:

Name of participating physician City / State / Country

History of ITP before splenectomy

1.Primary ITP

2.Secondary ITP, reason(s):

Diagnostic procedures and therapy before splenectomy

3.Bleeding signs at admission for splenectomy

NoYes, details:

skin bleeding only mucosal bleeding

4.Platelet count at admission for splenectomy

x109/LDate//

(dd/mm/yyyy)

5.Laboratory tests before splenectomy

Platelet antigen-

specific antibodiesnot donedone,Result: Date //

(dd/mm/yyyy)

Bone marrownot donedone,Result: Date //

(dd/mm/yyyy)

6.Attempts to treat ITP before splenectomy

IVIgoral PrednisoneIV anti-Rh(D) oral Dexamethasone

IV Methylprednisoloneother:

Management before splenectomy

7.Immunization pre-splenectomy

No Immunization

PneumococcusDate:1)// 2) // 3) // 4) //

(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)

H. Influenzae Date:1)// 2) // 3) // 4) //

(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)

MeningococciDate:1)// 2) // 3) // 4) //

(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)

Date:1)// 2) // 3) // 4) //

(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)(dd/mm/yy)

8.Adjuvant therapy to enable splenectomy (to raise platelet count)

Therapy (Prednison, IVIg, etc.)

Start of that therapy (number of days, not the date) before splenectomy: days

Duration of that therapy days

9.Laboratory tests immediately before splenectomy

Platelet count x109/L; hours before surgery

PTseconds; hours before surgery

aPTTseconds; hours before surgery

Bleeding timeminutes; hours before surgery

Other tests:

Splenectomy

10.Date of splenectomy:// Date of admission: //

(dd/mm/yyyy) (dd/mm/yyyy)

11.Date of discharge from hospital//

(dd/mm/yyyy)

12.Open splenectomyLaparoscopic splenectomy

13.Accessory spleensNoYes; Removed completely No Yes

14.Complications related to splenectomy

Bleeding; Packed red blood cell (PRBC) supply during surgery: ml PRBC

Fever without any other signs of sepsis; during surgery; hours after surgery

Overwhelming post-splenectomy sepsis; date of diagnosis: //

(dd/mm/yyyy)

Others:

Management post splenectomy

15.Post-splenectomy antibiotic prophylaxis

Noif fever present only Yes; Antibiotic (generic name):

Schedule:daily other schedule:

Duration of post-splenectomy antibiotic prophylaxis:

lifelongyears days

16.Gammaglobulins (IVIg) after splenectomyNoYes

17.Other platelet enhancing therapy post splenectomy:

18.Response to splenectomy (plt x109/L)

(day 0 = day of splenectomy = date://,

Frequency of platelet counts remain at your decision)

Recommended Dayactual Dayplatelet count

0

2

3

4

5

6 - 10

11 - 15

16 - 20

21 - 25

26 - 30

31 - 60

61 - 90

19. What is your follow-up program for your patient?

consultation ever days

other schedule:

20.Consultations are performed by

HematologistGeneral practitionerOther:

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