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MANAMGMENT OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IN LITERATURE

Abdullah Albuhassah1*, Saud Meaigel2 , Abdulwahab Alkhashram , Hashem Alshareef , Abdulelah Alanazi , Shaima ALGhuraybi , Khalid Alghannam , Thuraya Moafa ,Abdulrahman Alenazi , Hasan Albahrani

This review is aiming to systematically summarize and compare the literature on Management of iron deficiency anemia. The present review was conducted by searching in Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Science Direct, BMJ journal and Google Scholar for, researches, review articles and reports, published over the past years. Books published on Management of iron deficiency anemia . If several studies had similar findings, we randomly selected one or two to avoid repetitive. Based on findings and results this review found The reported prevalence of anemia varied between 6.2% and 73.7%, with higher reported frequencies in older studies and in in-patients. Iron deficiency is the most common underlying condition. Vitamin B12 deficiency is related to the extent of ideal resection but has rarely impact on anemia. Diagnostic criteria are not established and treatment guidelines are missing. Oral iron supplementation seems effective for short periods but intolerance leads to discontinuation in up to 21%. Keywords: iron, deficiency, anemia.

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