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Anaemia and inflammatory bowel disease
Nenad Vanis1, Anila Mehmedović, Rusmir Mesihović
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Centre, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hezegovina.
Background:
Anaemia has been recognised as a key symptom of IBD. Although efficient therapeutic options have been developed for the treatment of IBD associated anaemia, treating anaemia often has a low priority for gastroenterologists. Compared with other manifestations of the disease, such as arthritis or osteopathy, anaemia in IBD has been given scant attention.
Aim:
To evaluate prevalence of anaemia in patients treated for IBD in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Centre, University of Sarajevo.
Patients And Methods:
The study was conducted between January 2010 and November 2012 as a retrospective observational clinical trial. Total of 210 patients were recruited. All patients with histopatological verification of IBD were divided into three groups, according to CDAI (Chronic Disease Activity Index): Biochemical parameters were recorded: full blood count, haemoglobin, haematocrit, RBC, WBC, proteinogram, fibrinogen, CRP.
Results:
Most of patients had haemoglobin serum level in range 100-120 g/l. Lower haemoglobin serum levels were measured in 40% of pts (CDAI>220). Lower haematocrit levels were detected in 38% of subjects with verified IBD ( CDAI>220). In the comparison of haematocrit level in the group of patients with CDAI>220 (moderate activity: 220-450 and high activity: >450) and CDAI<220 (low activity: 150-220) the statistical difference was at level p<0.04. In the comparison of haemoglobin level in the group of patients with moderate or high activity and low activity, by Student t-test the statistical difference was at level p<0.03. Hypoalbuminaemia was detected in 37.6% of patients. A significantly lower albumin level was in the group of moderate and high activity of IBD, at p<0.05 (ANOVA). Increased parameters of inflammation (CRP, fibrinogen and SE) were present in 35% of cases.
Conclusion:
Anaemia could be the most common systemic complication of acute IBD. In our study 40 % of patients with IBD had anaemia; increased parameters of inflammation were present in 35% of cases. The control of inflammation is a key point, but often is not enough to treat anaemia. Patients should be followed up after completing treatment, and anaemia and iron deficiency actively assessed in the standard investigations.
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