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The Prevalence of Anaemia in a District General Hospital in the United Kingdom.
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- Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Epidemiological Profile of Anemia Among Adults in a University Referral Hospital, Eastern Morocco.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence and patterns of testing for anaemia in primary care in England: a cohort study using an electronic health records database.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Article
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- Prevalence of anaemia, iron, and vitamin deficiencies in the health system in the Republic of Ireland: a retrospective cohort study.BJGP open · 2024Article
- Etiology of Anemia and Risk Factors of Mortality among Hospitalized Patients: A Real-Life Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Center in Greece.Hematology reports · 2023Article
- The prevalence and impact of anemia in hospitalized older adults: A single center experience from Bahrain.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Aim Investigating the prevalence of hospital-acquired anaemia in a United Kingdom (UK) secondary care setting to describe the level of appropriate management prior to discharge back to primary care. Design and settings An observational study of 13 medical and surgical wards in a UK district general hospital. Method Single-day examination of notes, blood results and drug charts, with a 30-day follow up, using pre-set definitions of anaemia and exclusion criteria. Results Two hundred and sixty-seven patients were included. Of them, 52% were anaemic on admission, 62.2% were anaemic on the study day, 16% had hospital-acquired anaemia and 49%-82% had no biochemical indices checked during the admission or in the last 12 months. Also, 53% of anaemic patients are being discharged without appropriate treatment, with over a third being under-investigated. Conclusion The prevalence of anaemia in a UK district general hospital is high. Causes of anaemia are complex, posing a potentially modifiable risk factor for falls, readmission and mortality.
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