Abstract
The records of 584 patients who underwent splenectomy in the period from July 1957 through June 1967 have been reviewed. Prolonged “prophylactic” drainage of the left subphrenic space increased the incidence of subphrenic abscesses and significant drain tract infections in this series without offering evident advantages. Drainage of the splenic bed after splenectomy is not advised unless the pancreas has been injured. A method of reducing pancreatic injury is presented.
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