Long-term outcomes in patients newly diagnosed with iron deficiency anaemia in general practice: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To describe all iron deficiency anaemia (IDA)-related causes during follow-up of patients newly diagnosed with IDA and to assess whether a delayed colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis influences survival. DESIGN AND SETTING:Retrospective cohort study of patients from general practices in the Dordrecht area, the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:Men and women aged ≥50 years with a new diagnosis of IDA (ie, no anaemia 2 years previously). METHOD:From February 2007 to February 2018, all relevant data were collected from the files of the referral hospital. Early IDA-related cause was defined as established within 18 weeks after IDA diagnosis. Cox proportional-hazards regression was used to analyse survival of patients with CRC diagnosis. RESULTS:587 patients with IDA were included with a media

SUBMITTER: Schop A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924716 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature