BACKGROUND: Data on the awareness of the need to evaluate iron status and IDA prevalence in acute UGIB are limited. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the rate of evaluation of iron status and prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and the associated factors in patients with anemia hospitalized for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
867
Hatyai Hospital
Hat Yai, Changwat Songkhla, Thailand
iron status measurement
iron status measurement during admission among patients hospitalized for acute UGIB.
Time frame: During admission
Iron deficiency anemia
patients with anemia who had serum ferritin \< 30 μg/L and/or transferrin saturation \< 16%.
Time frame: During admission
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