Current practice in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease-associated anemia in Germany
I Blumenstein, A Dignass, S Vollmer, W Klemm, S Weber-Mangal, F Hartmann, J Stein · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2011 · Heft 08
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Zusammenfassung
Background/aim: Anemia represents the most common systemic complication in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Although the cause of anemia in IBD is multi-factorial, iron deficiency (ID) is one of the most prevalent underlying reasons. Recent IBD guidelines suggest that iron supplementation should be preferably administered intravenously, even though some patients may respond to orally administered iron (Gasche et al. IBD; 2007). The results of a non-interventional study (NIS) gives insight into the current status of anemia management in German IBD patients. Methods: Up to August 2010, 193 IBD patients (116 Crohn…
