title: AMIL survey (anemia in Internal Medicine in Liguria).
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the epidemiology of anemias in Internal Medicine Departments. The study involved all patients discharged between May 1 and June 15, 2001 who, at the time of admission, had presented with hemoglobin levels < 12 g%. One thousand and nineteen data collection forms were deemed suitable for analysis and were divided according to the etiology and severity of the anemia. We discovered that simple diagnostic tests (reticulocyte count) were underused, that the majority of anemias were not corrected during hospitalization and that most inpatients of Internal Medicine wards in our Region are elderly (mean age 75 years) and suffer from polypathologies. We believe that further observational studies should be carried out in order to evaluate the progress of patients with anemia and to establish guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione di Medicina Interna, Ospedale San Paolo di Savona. fbonann@as12.sv.it
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonanni
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brignone
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garrone
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gobbi
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menardo
authors.forename: Lionello
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parodi
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Venzano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins