Authors : Jabbar Desai, Amit R. Porwal, U.T. Mane, Amit C. Botre, Bhupal N. Pujari and Nitin B. Jadhav
Abstract: The present study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital over a period of 18 months from October, 2014 to March, 2016. A study of clinical, biochemical and haematological profile of elderly anaemic patients in a tertiary care centre. Two hundred and seven elderly patients diagnosed as anaemic as per WHO criteria were included in the study. Maximum number of cases from the age group of 60-65 years. Identifying and categorizing anaemia is essential to direct the investigation towards the underlying etiology and to guide the clinicians for appropriate targeted treatment. Chronic blood loss was one of the contributing factor for iron deficiency anaemia.
Jabbar Desai, Amit R. Porwal, U.T. Mane, Amit C. Botre, Bhupal N. Pujari and Nitin B. Jadhav, 2016. Biochemical and Haematological Profile of Elderly Anaemic Patients. Research Journal of Pharmacology, 10: 42-45.