GASTRO-INTESTINAL BLEEDING— A MAJOR CAUSE OF IRON DEFICIENCY IN THE ELDERLY

Iron deficiency of 10 g/dl haemoglobin or less was found in 18 (3.5%) of 511 patients admitted in one year to the Middlesex Hospital Geriatric Unit. Three patients were frail and not investigated. Gastro-intestinal lesions were demonstrated in all remaining 15 patients and specific therapy was insti...

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Published in:Age and ageing 1981, Vol.10 (1), p.40-43
Main Authors: CROKER, J. R., BEYNON, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Anemia, Hypochromic - etiology
Female
Gastrointestinal Diseases - diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - complications
Humans
Male
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Summary:Iron deficiency of 10 g/dl haemoglobin or less was found in 18 (3.5%) of 511 patients admitted in one year to the Middlesex Hospital Geriatric Unit. Three patients were frail and not investigated. Gastro-intestinal lesions were demonstrated in all remaining 15 patients and specific therapy was instituted in 10 cases. Surgery was performed for colonic cancer at a resectable stage (Dukes B) in two cases. Patients with iron deficiency require adequate gastro-enterological investigation.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/10.1.40