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- Title
Anämie im Alter.
- Authors
Röhrig, G.; Schulz, R.J.
- Abstract
The prevalence of anemia in the elderly is high and can reach among independent community-dwelling persons > 20% and among hospitalized geriatric patients up to 40%. Anemia in the elderly has numerous causes rather than being clearly age related. Although it is widely acknowledged that anemia influences morbidity and mortality in geriatric patients in a negative manner, guidelines concerning diagnostics and therapeutic steps do not exist in Germany. We present a work-up of guidelines of German (AWMF) and international (G-I-N, NGC) specialists' societies dealing with the subject 'anemia.' Regarding the demographic changes with a growing population of geriatric patients with anemia, the development of a national (German) guideline for an ethically acceptable and cost-effective management of anemia in the elderly is necessary.
- Subjects
GERMANY; ANEMIA; DISEASES in older people; BLOOD diseases; COST effectiveness
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2012, Vol 45, Issue 3, p182
- ISSN
0948-6704
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00391-012-0321-7