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Anemia Following ICU Admission

Aka: Anemia Following ICU Admission

See Also
1. Post-ICU Ambulatory Care
Risk Factors
1. Malignancy
2. Sepsis
3. Female Gender
4. Advanced Age
Causes
1. See Medication Causes of Marrow Toxicity
2. Poor nutritional intake in the intensive care unit
Symptoms
1. See Anemia
2. Fatigue
3. Dyspnea
Labs
1. Complete Blood Count
2. Serum Iron, Ferritin, and Total Iron Binding Capacity
3. Reticulocyte Count
4. Serum Vitamin B12
Management
1. Treat underlying cause if found
2. Approximately 12% of post-ICU patients require transfusion
  1. Marque (2006) Crit Care 10(5):R129
References
1. Vincent (2002) JAMA 288(12):1499-507

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