post splenectomy vaccination

Patient who have undergone  splenectomy either due to shattered spleen due to blunt trauma or due to hemolytic problems  should be given vaccination to cover for  Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type B, and Neisseria meningitidis.  Patients should be advised  prior to discharge on the risk of overwhelming post splenectomy sepsis and their immunocompromised state.