[Surgical infections in patients suffering from haematological diseases]

Due to their systemic character, haematological diseases may interfere with erythro-, granulo- and thrombopoiesis, thus causing the onset of infections especially in cases of neutropenia and thrombopenia. Not only the defence mechanism of the individual is impaired by the basic disease but by the different therapeutic measures as well. Close cooperation between the haematologist and surgeon is of fundamental importance here.