Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

A prospective study of anemia in patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Dr. Gajanan Balaji Kurundkar, Dr. Khatib Khalid

Abstract :

 Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) leads to various functional abnormalities including anemia. This study  was conducted to find out characteristics of  anemia in patients with CLD.

 Aims & Objectives : 1) To detect the abnormalities of RBCs in a chronic liver disease patient. 2) To find the type of anaemia in patient with chronic liver disease from peripheral smear & RBC indices.

Materials & Methods: This was a prospective observational type of study. The study was conducted on patients admitted in medicine department of SKN Medical College & General Hospital, Pune during period March 2017 to Oct 2017. Total 56 patients with Chronic Liver Disease (age > 18 yrs) were included in the study. Data was collected in terms of history, clinical findings & laboratory parameters. All cell counts & RBC indices were done on automated coulter machine & peripherals smear reported by pathologist. Data was analysed using standard statistical tests.

Conclusion : The study shows that mild to moderate anemia is common in patients with Chronic Liver Disease & most common type is normochromic normocytic i.e. anemia of chronic disease.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr. Gajanan Balaji Kurundkar, Dr. Khatib Khalid, A prospective study of anemia in patients with Chronic Liver Disease, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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