Anaemia in elderly patients

Anaemia in elderly patients.

Organization (WHO) as a haemoglobin concentration below 12 g/dl in women and 13 g/dl in men.1 The prevalence of anaemia in elderly subjects varies widely in different populations because of the heterogeneity of study populations, results varying according to race, health status and setting. Anaemia is more common in hospitalised and nursing home residents than in old people living at home. Larg...

Anaemia in the Elderly

The recognition of anaemia in elderly patients is of profound importance. Anaemia is frequently not obvious at clinical examination; it always has a cause, which may or may not be serious (that is to say, anaemia can never be attributed to old age, per se) and its presence may gravely affect the course of such diseases as myocardial and cerebral arteriosclerosis, which may co-exist in the sa'me...

Anaemia in the elderly.

Is anaemia a correct indication to colonoscopy in elderly patients?

Materials and methods Were analyzed 1521 colonoscopies performed in last two years, from January 2007 to September 2008, in our Unit of Digestive Endoscopy. Two hundred ninety two pts (19.2%) had age ≥70 years. The indications, colonoscopy completion rate, endoscopic findings, complications and therapeutic consequences were evaluated. Sedation was used in all pts with midazolam (2–2.5 mg) and F...

Serum transferrin receptor assay in iron deficiency anaemia and anaemia of chronic disease in the elderly.

The most common cause of anaemia in the elderly is anaemia of chronic disease (ACD). However, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) may coexist, and can be difficult to diagnose. The serum transferrin receptor (sTfR) blood test may be a better indicator of iron status as it is not affected by inflammation nor by advancing age. We evaluated it in four groups (10 males, 10 females each): 'young' controls...