Anemia in elderly patients admitted to an acute geriatric ward

Revista española de geriatría y gerontología
Sheila Romero-RupertoAntonio San José-Laporte

Abstract

To describe the characteristics, prevalence and prognostic of anemia in older patients admitted to an acute geriatric unit. A prospective descriptive study was conducted on patients admitted to a geriatric unit. Anemia was defined using the World Health Organization criteria. A comprehensive geriatric assessment was performed on all patients. When possible, a telephone follow-up re-evaluation (mortality, functional status) was performed one year after discharge. A total of 145 patients were studied. The mean age was 81 years, and 93 (64.13%) were anemic. Chronic diseases and iron deficiency anemia were the most frequent. Anemic patients had lower scores in the Barthel Index (P<.05). The mortality one year after discharge was 47.9%, with no differences between anemic or non-anemic patients (OR 2.07, [0.98-4.4]). All the geriatric indexes (Barthel index; Charlson comorbidity index, Mini-mental state examination and Mini Nutritional Assessment) showed worse scores in patients who died one year after discharge. The prevalence of anemia in the elderly admitted to a geriatric unit is elevated, and associated with a poorer functional status.

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Jul 19, 2015·Revista española de geriatría y gerontología·Beatriz Perdomo-RamírezJuan José Baztán-Cortés
Jul 2, 2016·Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie·Gabriele RöhrigRainer Wirth
Dec 1, 2018·Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie·Gabriele Röhrig
Mar 27, 2019·MMW Fortschritte der Medizin·Gabriele Röhrig

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