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Defining ferritin clinical decision limits to improve diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency: A modified Delphi study

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Iron deficiency is highly prevalent worldwide and is an issue of health inequity. Despite its high prevalence, uncertainty on the clinical applicability and evidence‐base of iron‐related lab test cut‐offs remains.… Click to show full abstract

Iron deficiency is highly prevalent worldwide and is an issue of health inequity. Despite its high prevalence, uncertainty on the clinical applicability and evidence‐base of iron‐related lab test cut‐offs remains. In particular, current ferritin decision limits for the diagnosis of iron deficiency may not be clinically appropriate nor scientifically grounded.

Keywords: decision limits; diagnosis; iron; iron deficiency

Journal Title: International Journal of Laboratory Hematology
Year Published: 2022

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