Introduction. Different ferric and ferrous iron preparations can be used as oral iron supplements. Our aim was to compare the effects of oral ferric and ferrous iron therapies in women with iron deficiency anaemia. Methods. The present study included 104 women diagnosed with iron deficiency anaemia after evaluation. In the evaluations performed to detect the aetiology underlying the iron defici...

Learning objectivesBy reading this article, you should be able to:•Describe iron physiology in health and disease states relevant to perioperative medicine.•Interpret laboratory tests, particular markers of status, the diagnostic work-up anaemia.•Outline prevalence deficiency anaemia various groups surgical patients.•Discuss benefits risks treatments for including therapy, erythropoiesis-stimul...

There is recent evidence to suggest that an autoimmune mechanism may be associated with the gastric mucosal changes found in pernicious anaemia. Markson and Moore (1962) and Irvine et al. (1962) found a complement-fixing antibody to gastric mucosa in the blood of 42% and 75% respectively of their patients with pernicious anaemia; and Taylor et al. (1962), using an immunofluorescent technique, d...

The aim of this case-control study was to determine the frequency of pica and its relationship with iron deficiency in children in Zanjan. We selected 872 children and determined the frequency of pica. We selected students who did not have pica of the same age and sex, and in the same class as our cases as a control group. Both groups were evaluated for iron deficiency anaemia. Among the 57 stu...

compared to extraintestinal disease complications such as arthritis or osteopathy, anaemia in IBD has received little attention. Anaemia is, however, the most common systemic manifestation of IBD 1,2 In a recent review by Gisbert and Gomollón, the prevalence of anaemia in patients with IBD ranged from 16% to 74%, varying from 16% outpatients to 68% in hospitalised patients2. Goodhand et al.3 de...

BACKGROUND A high prevalence of 50-65% iron-deficiency anaemia in mothers and infants in Jordan was reported by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in 1990. Iron-deficiency in infancy has been shown to delay cognitive and psychomotor development with long-term consequences. While socioeconomic deprivation and inadequate nutrition are known underlying factors, it is unclear whethe...

Despite current recommendations on the management of pre-operative anaemia, there is no pragmatic guidance for the diagnosis and management of anaemia and iron deficiency in surgical patients. A number of experienced researchers and clinicians took part in an expert workshop and developed the following consensus statement. After presentation of our own research data and local policies and proce...

The role of chronic blood loss in the pathogenesis of postgastrectomy iron-deficiency anaemia was assessed by measurements of blood loss over periods of up to three months, using a whole-body counter and (59)Fe. Eleven patients were investigated and eight of these were selected because of a history of iron-deficiency anaemia. Six were shown to be losing blood abnormally, five at a rate of over ...

22 33 1 4 11 M. Placenta praevia 23 36 0 0 5 P. Placenta praevia 24 36 9 4 5 M. Raised B.P. 25 38 4 3 3 M. Rhesus isoimmunization 26 40 2 1 5 P. Anaemia 27 38 0 0 2 M. Placenta praevia 28 38 7 9 11 P. False labour 29 36 4 6 16 M. Antepartum haemorrhage 30 38 10 5 7 P. Raised B.P. 31 35 0 6 7 P. Raised B.P. 32 38 8 4 23 M. Diabetes 33 32 5 6 18 P. Antepartum haemorrhage 34 33 8 2 13 P. Raised B....

Iron deficiency is a highly prevalent form of undernutrition, affecting around one-fourth of the world’s women and children, and is one of the most common causes of anaemia. We conducted comprehensive reviews of published literature linking iron deficiency to disability and death for four potential outcomes: child mortality, perinatal mortality, maternal mortality and mild mental retardation. F...