Abstract:
This is a hospital based analytical descriptive case-control study was
conducted in Al Ribat hospital during the period from March to July
2011, to determine the morphological pattern of anemia and iron status
among anemic chronic renal failure patients attending Ribat hospital.
Blood samples were collected under sterile condition from one hundred
patients with chronic renal failure as case group, and fifty from healthy
individuals as control group, the hematological parameters and serum
ferritin were measured using automated machine sysmex kx 21 and
chemistry analyzer selectra X-L respectively. Data obtained were
analyzed using software program SPSS.
The results showed that the means of hemoglobin (9.4 g/dL), hematocrit
(28%) and RBCs count (3.2×10 12 cells/L) of case group were statistically
significant lower than means of control p value (< 0.05).
The study showed that the frequency and percent of anemia among case
group 71 (71%) were anemic and remaining 29 (29%) were non anemic
individuals.
Patients with chronic renal failure develop a normocytic normchromic
anemia (100%).
The study showed that a highly significant level of serum ferritin in
chronic renal failure patient the mean 621μg/L when compared to the
mean of control group the mean 73μg/L, p value (< 0.05).
