ABSTRACT
Anemia is a clinical hematological syndrome and also a risk factor for the adverse outcome of many chronic somatic diseases. To assess effectiveness of out-patient polyclinic care for patients with anemia, the computer program "Patient Monitoring System with Anemic Syndrome" was used. The study included 1498 patients (males - 491; females - 1007) aged from 18 to 80 years old, who were under medical observation by general practitioners. The prevalence of anemic syndrome in different age and gender groups varied from 11 to 58%. Statistically significant differences between subgroups of men and women were found in the categories 18-30 years, 31-40 years and 41-50 years. In adult patients of working age, anemic syndrome during routine examination was detected in 37% of cases of seeking outpatient medical care (anemic syndrome in women was three times more common than in men). In patients older than working age, the prevalence of anemic syndrome was lower and averaged 25.7%. In the structure of anemia, 48.4% are hypochromic, 5.4% are hyperchromic, 46.2% are normochromic. The study for serum iron was prescribed in 33.9% of cases of hypochromic anemia, in 22.5% of cases of normochromic anemia and in 11.1% of cases of hyperchromic anemia. Serum iron was detected in every second patient with diseases of the urogenital system, every third patient with neoplasm. Therapy with iron preparations was prescribed in 30.6%, and the administration of vitamin B12 - in 1.4% of cases.
