Status of fasting in Ramadan of chronic hemodialysis patients all over Egypt: A multicenter observational study

Autor: Ghada El-Kannishy, Abir Farouk Megahed, Nagy Sayed-Ahmed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 339-349 (2019)
ISSN: 1319-2442
Popis: There is a paucity of data concerning safety of fasting in Ramadan in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis (HD). The aim of the present study was to assess the frequency of fasting in Ramadan in HD patients in Egypt and the possible effect of fasting on clinical and biochemical variables. This observational multicentric study was carried out during 2016 when fasting duration was around 16 h.
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