WHAT’S KNOWN
Anemia and particularly iron deficiency anemia are very frequent in
patients with Acute gastrointestinal bleedings. Although available
studies on this subject are limited and old, anemia was found in more
than two thirds of patients presenting with non-variceal upper GI
bleeding, and anemia improved in the patients after approximately a
2-144-month follow up.
It is important to identify and correct anemia in patients presenting
with AGI bleeding, because iron deficiency (ID) and ID anemia (IDA) have
negative effects on the patient’s quality of life and work environment.
They cause frequent hospital admissions, delays in discharge and
increased healthcare costs. Follow up studies of patients with AGI
bleeding are limited and there are not sufficient studies about rates of
anemia, status of iron reserves and information regarding presence or
absence of sufficient iron therapy in patients presenting and discharged
with AGI bleeding mainly in our country.