Aim of this work was to evaluate efficacy of blood verses iron sucrose for the correction of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy. A retrospective observational study was done by checking records of the 50 patients attending the antenatal clinic with iron deficiency anemia at PCMS and RC. Comparative efficacy of blood transfusion with iron sucrose was measured. First group recived blood transfusion. Second group received 200 mg of IS in 100 ml NS for five alternate days. Type and severity of anemia was determined on the basis of WHO guidelines and blood investigations. Hemoglobin estimations were done pre and post therapy. Blood transfusion produced significant rise in hemoglobin levels (2.787±0.568) compared to Iron sucrose treatment (2.158±0.404). Adverse reactions were reported in two patients attending the antenatal clinic with blood transfusion and in four patients with iron sucrose therapy. Our results suggest blood transfusion was more effective and tolerable in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia tolerability when compared with iron sucrose therapy. Larger trials required to prove a possible advantage of blood transfusion in the management of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy.
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