title: Revisiting post-gastrectomy anemia with a brief survey among a group of Turkish medical oncologists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Total or subtotal gastrectomy are performed as curative or palliative treatment in patients with gastric cancer. Anemia is a frequent complication of gastrectomy. Patients undergoing total or subtotal gastrectomy should be carefully monitored for the development of anemia and be given appropriate treatment when indicated. This survey-based study aimed to determine the level of knowledge about post-gastrectomy anemia in Turkish medical oncologists.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 110 Turkish medical oncologists that agreed voluntarily to participate in the survey and answer an 8-item questionnaire. The survey was distributed as a questionnaire during the 5th Turkish Medical Oncology Congress in March 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All participants completed the questionnaire. Most of the participants would not recommend oral iron or cobalamin replacement after gastrectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the survey indicate that Turkish medical oncologists have some knowledge about post-gastrectomy anemia, but need to learn more about appropriate follow-up and replacement therapies for post-gastrectomy anemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology Section, editepe University Hospital , Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhan Onder
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Ozlem Uysal
authors.initials: OU
authors.lastname: Sonmez
authors.forename: Hasan Atilla
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Basak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oyan
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey