Prevalence of anemia, associated risk factors and outcome in CHUK, Rwanda: a prospective observational study.

2023-03-10 hematology Title + abstract only

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BackgroundAdmitted patients with anemia are at increased morbidity and mortality risk as well as length of hospital stay. It affects more than 2 billion people worldwide and is causing significant morbidity and mortality. Its etiology is varying with many predisposing factors including nutritional deficiencies, infections, Malignancies, chronic inflammations and other chronic diseases like autoimmune diseases, chronic liver disease, and chronic kidney disease. MethodsWe performed a non-randomiz...