(A–C)-Hematologic outcomes following partial splenectomy or total splenectomy in 40 children with hereditary spherocytosis. Data represent hemoglobin (Panel A), reticulocyte count (Panel B) or serum bilirubin (Panel C) at baseline, and at 4, 24, or 52 weeks after partial splenectomy (n=19) or total splenectomy (n=21). All data expressed as mean, with error bars representing standard error. Data on hemoglobin and bilirubin in TS group at 52 weeks had too few data entries to include in the analysis,