Diagnosis and treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in gastrointestinal bleeding: A systematic review

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 26; no. 45; pp. 7242 - 7257
• Main Authors: Cotter, José, Baldaia, Cilénia, Ferreira, Manuela, Macedo, Guilherme, Pedroto, Isabel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 07.12.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Anemia; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - diagnosis; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - epidemiology; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - therapy; Female; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Iron; Male; Middle Aged; Systematic Reviews; Anemia iron-deficiency; Iron; Erythrocyte transfusion; Practice guidelines as topic; Ferric carboxymaltose; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Anemia is considered a public health issue and is often caused by iron deficiency. Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) often originates from blood loss from lesions in the gastrointestinal tract in men and postmenopausal women, and its prevalence among patients with gastrointestinal bleeding has been estim...