A forgotten screening test for iron defi ciency anemia: Oral iron absorption test
Clinica Terapeutica, cilt.164, sa.6, ss.495-497, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 164 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.7417/ct.2013.1626
- Dergi Adı: Clinica Terapeutica
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.495-497
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Iron deficiency anemia, Oral iron absorption test, Screening
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the iron absorption defects using the oral iron absorption test (OIAT) in patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Materials and Methods: Forty-six patients with IDA which nonresponder to oral iron treatment were included in the study. OIAT was started at 8 a.m. after an overnight fast; 52.8 mg of elemental iron were given orally as 160 mg of iron sulfate. Iron levels of all participants were analyzed at baseline and at the 3rd hour of the study. Results: Compared to baseline; serum iron levels whose serum iron levels exceed 91 mcg/ dl in 40(%87) patients. Further investigations in 6 patients revealed that 4 patients had chronic atrophic gastritis with helicobacter pylori infection; while the remaining 2 patients did not have any prominent. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that OIAT is a good index for the evaluation of absorption defects and can be a screening clinical test of IDA. © Società Editrice Universo (SEU).