Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Kashif Ali Fazlani

Publications

• Research Article
  Frequency of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Elderly Patients with Iron Deficiency Anaemia Presented at Liaquat University Hospital Jamshoro
  Author(s): Bedarbakhat Khan, Kashif Ali Fazlani and GordhanBedarbakhat Khan, Kashif Ali Fazlani and Gordhan
  
  Objective: To determine the frequency of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly patients with iron deficiency anemia present at Liaquat University Hospital Jamshoro. Subject and methods: Total 100 subjects of conformed upper gastrointestinal bleeding aged 60 years and above, with iron deficiency anemia were enrolled in the study. All other patients who were not meet to inclusive criteria were excluded from study, all patients were subjected to thorough checking of blood CP, ferritin. All patients were than undergone, upper GI endoscopy in which presence/absence of bleeding site determined, data were analyzed on SPSS version 16. Results: A total of 100 subjects with iron deficiency anemia were examined in this study. Overall 91% had upper gastrointestinal findings at endoscopy. Out of 100 subjects, 62 (62%) were.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000919

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