Editing Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (section)

=== Patient education ===
Knowledge of the risks of asplenia correlates with a greatly reduced risk of OPSI, thus [[patient education]] is vital to preventing OPSI and may be the most important factor for preventing OPSI.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last1=Downing|first1=Mark A.|last2=Omar|first2=Ahmed H.|last3=Sabri|first3=Elham|last4=McCarthy|first4=Anne E.|date=August 2011|title=Information on the Internet for asplenic patients: a systematic review|journal=Canadian Journal of Surgery|language=en|volume=54|issue=4|pages=232–236|doi=10.1503/cjs.005510|pmid=21651833|pmc=3191896}}</ref> More and more people are increasingly getting their healthcare information from the internet and the lack of reliable, readable and comprehensive information on the risks of [[asplenia]] and [[splenectomy]] poses a preventable risk factor for asplenic individuals.<ref name=":1" /> The majority (as many as 84%) of asplenic individuals are unaware of the risks of asplenia.<ref name=":0" /> Encouraging the wearing of [[Medical identification tag|bracelets]] with information about the condition, the carrying of antibiotics, seeking [[medical advice]] before travel, especially to places where [[malaria]] and [[babesia]] is endemic and seeking immediate medical attention following a [[Animal bite|bite from an animal]] has been shown to reduce OPSI risk.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Luu2019" />