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ReviewAnnals of gastroenterology2013

Management of iron deficiency anemia in inflammatory bowel disease - a practical approach.

Jürgen Stein, Axel U Dignass

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Review in Annals of gastroenterology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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50citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jürgen SteinKrankenhaus Sachsenhausen (Jürgen Stein) ; Crohn Colitis Clinical Research Centre Rhein-Main (Jürgen Stein, Axel U. Dignass), Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Axel U DignassMarkus-Krankenhaus (Axel U. Dignass) ; Crohn Colitis Clinical Research Centre Rhein-Main (Jürgen Stein, Axel U. Dignass), Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Agaplesion Markus Hospital · DEKrankenhaus Sachsenhausen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although anemia is the most common systemic manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), among the broad spectrum of extraintestinal disease complications encountered in IBD, including arthritis and osteopathy, it has generally received little consideration. However, not only in terms of frequency, but also with regard to its potential effect on hospitalization rates and on the quality of life and work, anemia is indeed a significant and costly complication of IBD. Anemia is multifactorial in nature, the most prevalent etiological forms being iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and anemia of chronic disease. In a condition associated with inflammation, such as IBD, the determination of iron status using common biochemical parameters alone is inadequate. A more accurate assessment may be attained using new iron indices including reticulocyte hemoglobin content, percentage of hypochromic red cells or zinc protoporphyrin. While oral iron supplementation has traditionally been a mainstay of IDA treatment, it has also been linked to extensive gastrointestinal side effects and possible disease exacerbation. However, many physicians are still reluctant to administer iron intravenously, despite the wide availability of a variety of new IV preparations with improved safety profiles, and despite the recommendations of international expert guidelines. This article discusses improved diagnostic and therapeutic strategies based on new clinical insights into the regulation of iron homeostasis.

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anemiaextraintestinal manifestationsInflammatory bowel diseaseiron deficiencyiron supplementation

Identifiers

PMID24714874
PMCPMC3959949
OpenAlexW2167616828

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