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Identification and treatment of anaemia in older patients

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2007

WL Osborne ,
LC Pemberton  and
JP Hanley
WL Osborne
Affiliation:
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
LC Pemberton
Affiliation:
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
JP Hanley
Affiliation:
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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Abstract

The World Health Organization's definition of anaemia is a haemoglobin level of less than 13g/dL for men and less than 12g/dL for women. Haemoglobin levels have been shown to decline with age, making anaemia a relatively common problem among older people. Because of this fall in haemoglobin with age, there has been some debate about whether an age-related reference range should be used. However, most clinicians believe that, because of the association between anaemia and increased risk of morbidity, mortality and hospitalization, the normal haemoglobin range should not be lowered for older people.

Type
Clinical Geriatrics
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , May 2006 , pp. 141 - 154
Copyright
2007 Cambridge University Press

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