Abstract

Anemia is characterized by low hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and insufficient oxygen-carrying capacity to meet the body’s physiological needs. Present study was aimed to study anemia pattern and its correlation with hematological parameters in a tertiary care center. Material and Methods: Present study was cross sectional, observational study, conducted in patients of age 18-60 years, either gender, with hemoglobin less than 11 gm/dl, sample processed at central clinical laboratory at our hospital. All samples underwent peripheral blood smear examination as well as through hematology analyzer. Results: In present study, among 2366 samples examined, 926 were eligible for study. Majority were from 51-60 years age group (35.85 %), females (55.51 %). According to severity of anemia, majority had mild (9.1-11 gm %) anemia (61.23 %), followed by moderate (7.1-9 gm %) (26.46 %) & severe anemia (<7 gm %) (12.31 %). Typing of anemia on basis of peripheral smear examination was done. Common types were microcytic hypochromic (53.24 %) & normocytic normochromic (27.54 %) while less common were macrocytic (9.61 %), dimorphic (5.94 %), hemolytic (3.13 %) & pancytopenia (0.54 %). Typing of anemia on basis of red cell indices and histogram was done. Common types were microcytic hypochromic (57.24 %) & normocytic normochromic (22.89 %) while less common were macrocytic (9.83 %), dimorphic (7.24 %), hemolytic (2.38 %) & pancytopenia (0.43 %). We compared anemia pattern by peripheral smear findings versus red cell indices findings, both groups were comparable & no statistically significant difference was observed. Conclusion: Red cell indices should be used as a screening method to pick up pathological samples, followed by a peripheral smear examination for confirmatory diagnosis.

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