A Study of Anemia in Pediatric Patients  in A Tertiary Care Hospital at Rajkot  (Gujarat), India: A Study Over A Period of  one Year

Dr. Amit H Agravat; Dr. Gauravi A Dhruva; Dr. Hardika K Samani

Volume : III, Issue : III, March - 2014

A Study of Anemia in Pediatric Patients in A Tertiary Care Hospital at Rajkot (Gujarat), India: A Study Over A Period of one Year

Dr. Amit H Agravat, Dr. Gauravi A Dhruva, Dr. Hardika K Samani

Abstract :

This data was procured from blood samples of indoored pediatric patients received and analysed in Central Clinical Laboratory, Department of Pathology, PDU Medical College & Hospital, Rajkot.Collected blood samples were sent in EDTA (Ehylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid) vacutte were tested on automated cell counter along with peripheral blood smear examination was done which concluded that anemia was more prevalent in age group 1 to 2 years among children and the most common morphologic type was hypochromic microcytic anemia and females were more commonly affected than males .