Diagnosing iron deficiency in cyanotic heart disease.
Indian J Pediatr
;
2003 Jan; 70(1): 29-31
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en Inglés
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| ID: sea-80065
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the incidence of iron deficiency in children with CCHD by noninvasive, inexpensive and easy laboratory methods.METHODS:
Forty four children with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD), aged 6 to 48 months were included in this study. The patients were categorized as iron deficient (n28) and iron sufficient group (n16). Children with CCHD who had iron deficiency were treated with iron for 3 months.RESULT:
Iron sufficient patients were followed during 3 months without giving iron preparation. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), red cell distribution width (RDW), serum iron (SI), total iron binding capacity (TIBC) and serum ferritin levels were measured in all patients at the beginning and at the end of the study.CONCLUSION:
In children with CCHD, hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct) and red blood cell (RBC) counts were not considered significant parameters in the diagnosis of iron deficiency. Determination of MCV, MCH, RDW values is relatively easy and inexpensive method requiring small amount of blood for the diagnosis of iron deficiency during the follow-up of patients with CCHD.
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Asunto principal:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Hemoglobinas
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Preescolar
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Anemia Ferropénica
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Recuento de Eritrocitos
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Índices de Eritrocitos
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Ferritinas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Pediatr
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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