Reticulocyte hemoglobin content: a new frontier in iron deficiency diagnostics for major surgical patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional deficiency among patients undergoing major surgery. Treatment of ID is straightforward, however implementing a comprehensive anemia management strategy within clinical routines is complex. Recently, reticulocyte hemoglobin content (Ret-He) has been evaluated as an early marker for ID diagnosis.

Method

In this retrospective study, 2,966 major surgical patients from two University Hospitals were screened for the presence of ID and the significance of Ret-He in diagnosis ID was evaluated in both non-anemic and anemic patients. According to hemoglobin, ferritin, and transferrin saturation concentrations patients were assigned to a Control group (no anemia, no ID), ID group (no anemia, ID), IDA group (anemia, ID) or O

SUBMITTER: Choorapoikayil S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11762468 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature