OCCULT BLOOD LOSS IN IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA OF INFANCY

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-203
Author(s):  
M. Silvija Hoag ◽  
Ralph O. Wallerstein ◽  
Myron Pollycove
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Blood Loss ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Occult Blood ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Observation Period

Blood loss from the gastrointestinal tract was measured in 13 infants with iron deficiency anemia, using radioiron as a tracer. The radioiron was given intravenously; radioactivity in the erythrocytes and feces was measured for the following 3 to 4 weeks. The percentage of total Fe administered that was recovered in the stools varied between 0.75 and 16.4%, with a mean of 5.75%. This represents loss of whole blood in the stools varying from 7 to 107 ml, with a mean of 41 ml during the observation period. Occult blood loss from the gastrointestinal tract appears to be a significant factor in the development of iron deficiency in early childhood.

Breast-Feeding or Infant Formula Should Be Continued for 12 Months

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 984-985
Author(s):  
CALVIN WOODRUFF
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Blood Loss ◽  
Infant Formula ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Occult Blood ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Cow’S Milk ◽  
Cow's Milk ◽  
Hemoccult Test

To the Editor.— The age at which the feeding of fresh homogenized cow's milk can produce occult blood loss has not been determined. The most recent study1 suggests that iron-replete infants fed less than 1 L/day are susceptible when less than age 140 days but not between 140 and 196 days (4.7 to 6.5 months). This study used the Hemoccult test, a relatively insensitive test for blood in the stool. A review of the feeding histories of 12 infants previously reported22 and four studied subsequently who had evidence of iron deficiency anemia associated with the ingestion of large amounts of fresh homogenized cow's milk (1 to 2 L daily) showed that eight of the 16 infants hed received infant formula with or without iron for at least 6 months, and four others for at least 3 months.

scholarly journals Towel curettage for a new definition of postpartum period after cesarean section

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2537
Author(s):  
Suzan Elsharkawy
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Blood Loss ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Group B

Background: The objective of the present study was to compare effect of towel curettage as a new technique, to no curettage in caesarean section on postpartum period duration and hemoglobin level.Methods: Prospective, randomized controlled trial included 403 eligible participants that were attending Elshatby maternity hospital in the duration of this study (2016) and scheduled for primary caesarean section. The patients were randomized into two groups A and B. Group A had towel curettage after manual separation of the placenta, where the decidua and the placental bed were thoroughly curetted by a surgical towel. Group B had manual separation of placenta only.Results: Towel curettage actually shortens the puerperal bleeding days by almost a week and the volume of blood loss by around half a gram/dl, a situation that could be of great concern in the developing countries where iron deficiency anemia can be considered endemic.Conclusions: Suzan towel curettage is a new, simple, cheap methods that deceases duration of puerperium and the amount of useless blood loss post-partum, which may save a good percentage of women from suffering the negative influences of iron deficiency anemia.

Effect of Iron Therapy on the Whole Blood Platelet Aggregation in Infants with Iron Deficiency Anemia*

2000 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 281-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Emin Kürekçi ◽  
A.Avni Atay ◽  
S.Ümit Sarı́cı́ ◽  
Cengiz Zeybek ◽  
Vedat Köseoğlu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Aggregation ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Platelet ◽  
Iron Therapy ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Blood Platelet Aggregation
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