Evaluation of Hematological Parameters and Iron Status Among Renal Failure Patients Attending Ribat National Hospital - Khartoum

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).