Correlación entre niveles de ferritina sérica y unidades de transfusión recibidas por pacientes con anemias hereditarias hemolíticas en el estado de Zulia, Venezuela

• Published in: Avances en Biomedicina Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 16 - 24
• Main Authors: Vizcaíno, María Eugenia, Plumacher, Zaida, Gómez, María Isabel, Quintero, Jesús, González Rincón, Maczy, Urdaneta Machado, José Ramón, Ruiz E., Ana Z, Arteaga Vizcaino, Melvis, Briceño, Olga
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: anemia de células falciformes; beta talasemia; beta Thalassemia; Ferritina sérica; Serum ferritin; sickle cell anemia; transfusion units; unidades de transfusión

Blood transfusions are a commonly used treatment or patients with hereditary hemolytic anemias, such as: sickle cell anemia (SCA) and / or beta thalassemia (βT). Ferritin levels are constantly monitored in these patients for early detection of iron overload. The aim study was to determine whether or...