Evaluation of Anaemia in Patients Aged 55 Years and Above in a Tertiary Care Setting in North Kerala

Nisha, Thundiparambil Raghavan; Rajan, Gopalan Nair; Prasad, Priyanka

doi:10.14260/jemds/2017/797

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2017

DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2017/797

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Evaluation of Anaemia in Patients Aged 55 Years and Above in a Tertiary Care Setting in North Kerala

Thundiparambil Raghavan Nisha¹,

Gopalan Nair Rajan²,

Priyanka Prasad³

Abstract: BACKGROUNDEven though ageing is considered as a natural process, various complex impairments and diseases can occur in many elderly people. Anaemia is common in elderly and its prevalence increases with age. In elderly population, anaemia is not to be considered as an age related change, as anaemia can never be a normal physiological phenomenon. There is an increased incidence of morbidity and mortality in patients with anaemia. In order to highlight this problem, we evaluated anaemia in elderly population com… Show more

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A clinico‐pathological study of geriatric anemias

Agravat¹,

Pujara²,

Kothari³

et al. 2021

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Introduction Anemia in the older age (e.g., >60 years) is a major health problem in India and many parts of the world since it signifies an underlying disease and is associated with poor clinical outcome like increased morbidity and affects health‐related quality of life. Since symptoms like fatigue or shortness of breath related to anemia could also be attributed to the aging process, anemia is often easily overlooked in the elderly. Aims and objectives Clinico‐hematological patterns and morphological types of anemia in older age (e.g. >60 years) are manifold, hence this study was undertaken to determine them and to know more about associated disorders. Materials and methodology The present study was conducted on a sample size of 1257 patients who were 60 years and above and clinically diagnosed as anemic. Routine haematological investigations including peripheral blood smear examination and complete hemogram were done. Special investigations like bone‐marrow examination and iron studies were done whenever required. Results Males (aged >60 years) were more affected than females (aged >60 years) and patients in the age group of 60–69 years were affected the most. The most common presenting symptom was generalized weakness. The most common morphological type was normocytic normochromic anemia, and chronic diseases were the commonest etiological factors. Conclusion In spite of modern diagnostic advances, geriatric anemias still remain under‐reported and inadequately investigated, necessitating evaluation of even mild anemias. Prompt diagnosis and definite categorization helps in appropriate management of anemias.

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A clinico‐pathological study of geriatric anemias

Agravat¹,

Pujara²,

Kothari³

et al. 2021

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A Clinico-Pathological Study of Anemia in Geriatric Age Group

Himabindu¹,

Nikhil²

2021

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Anemia in geriatric age (>60 years) is one of the major health problem in India and other countries around the globe. It causes increased morbidity, mortality and also affects quality of life. Symptoms associated with anemia like shortness of breath, fatiguability due to anemia could also be attributed to aging process, therefore anemia is often easily overlooked in elderly. Clinico-haematological patterns and morphological types of anemia in geriatric age (>60 years) are manifold, hence this study was done to determine them and to know more about the associated disorders. The present study was conducted in a tertiary care center of South India for two years. 1000 patients who were 60 years and above and clinically diagnosed as anemic were included in this study. Routine haematological investigations including peripheral blood smear examination and complete hemogram were done. Special investigations were done whenever required. Female population was the most affected geriatric population with most of them belonging to 60-69 years of age. The most common cause of anemia was found to be anemia of chronic disease. Despite modern diagnostic advances, anemia in geriatric patients still remains under-reported and inadequately investigated, necessitating evaluation of even mild anaemias. Prompt diagnosis and denite categorization helps in appropriate management of anemias

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Evaluation of Anaemia in Patients Aged 55 Years and Above in a Tertiary Care Setting in North Kerala

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A clinico‐pathological study of geriatric anemias

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