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How does iron deficiency anaemia affect surgery?
Iron deficiency anaemia is where there is a lack of iron in the body and a lack of iron therefore in the red blood cells. In this video, Dr. Ganan describes the effects of iron deficiency on woundcare healing ability as well as the heart and body.
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So any kind of anaemia, iron deficiency or otherwise, can limit your body's ability to recover both from a heart and body perspective, but also your wound care healing ability as well. For me, when I look at my patients, of course we need to look into why you're anaemic, but but also to support the body through that, whether that's through intravenous medications or oral tablets as well.
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