Prevalence of Anemia and Related Deficiencies in the First Year following Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity
Table 3
12 Month evaluation of anemic patients.
Anemia preoperative (%)
Anemia de novo (%)
Anemia total (%)
patients
27 (7.1%)
66 (18.8%)
93 (24.7%)
MCV
Micro
10 (37.0%)
19 (18.8%)
29 (31.2%)
Macro
0 (0%)
1 (1.5%)
1 (1.0%)
High TIBC
4 (14.8%)
10 (15.2%)
14 (15.1%)
Iron deficiency
21 (77.8%)
40 (60.6%)
61 (65.6%)
Folic acid deficiency
4 (14.8%)
11 (16.7%)
15 (16.1%)
Vitamin B12 deficiency
14 (52%)
33 (50.0%)
47 (50.4%)
Total deficiency
23 (85.2%)
57 (86.4%)
80 (86.0%)
In the anemia preoperative column, laboratory results are shown of patients with anemia preoperative. In the anemia de novo column, patients with anemia preoperative were excluded. In the anemia total column, all patients are evaluated.
