Haematological Profile and Serum Iron Indices in Non Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross Sectional Study.

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Cross-sectional study reveals anemia and iron deficiency in chronic kidney disease, indicating need for targeted management.

Anemia is universal in chronic kidney disease patients, with 70.4% suffering from normocytic normochromic anemia.
About 38.9% of patients did not achieve the target serum ferritin level, showing significant iron deficiency.
Observation of increased bleeding time in 5.6% highlights potential complications in chronic kidney disease patients.
Guidelines recommend addressing iron deficiency to improve outcomes in chronic kidney disease and prevent associated mortality.

Gurugubelli et al. (2025) studied this question.

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