Iron deficiency anaemia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: National Consultant for Gastroenterology Working Group Recommendations.
Anaemia is a common complication associated with inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). It substantially impairs quality of life, makes therapy more complicated, and increases costs of treatment. It seems that anaemia therapy is suboptimal in this group of patients in the Polish population. The recommendations presented below provide iron deficiency anaemia management clues in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Department of Gastroenterology with IBD Subdivision of Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw, Poland.
Magdalena
M
Kaniewska
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Oncology, Medical Postgraduate Education Centre, Warsaw, Poland ; Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Clinical Oncology Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Witold
W
Bartnik
Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, St. Barbara Hospital, Sosnowiec, Poland.
Maciej
M
Gonciarz
Gastroenterology Nursing Unit, Centre for Therapeutic Endoscopy, University Hospital No 2, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland.
Maria
M
Kłopocka
Department of Gastroenterology, Human Nutrition, and Internal Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Krzysztof
K
Linke
Department of Gastrointestinal Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Ewa
E
Małecka-Panas
Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Piotr
P
Radwan
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Oncology, Medical Postgraduate Education Centre, Warsaw, Poland ; Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Clinical Oncology Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Jarosław
J
Reguła
Department of Gastroenterology with IBD Subdivision of Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw, Poland ; Faculty of Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland.
Grażyna
G
Rydzewska
Crohn's disease; anaemia in chronic disease; intravenous iron supplements; iron deficiency anaemia; ulcerative colitis