Effect of Ramadan on Emergency Department Attendances: A Retrospective Study
| Autor: | Perihan Şimşek, Metin Yadigaroğlu, Burak Katipoğlu, Aynur Şahin, Murat Topbaş, Abdülkadir Gündüz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 20, Iss 4, Pp 219-223 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2149-5807 2149-6048 |
| DOI: | 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2019.89410 |
| Popis: | Aim:Changes in diet and lifestyle are often observed during Ramadan. These changes may affect visits to the emergency department (ED). However, it remains unclear how exactly visits to the ED are affected. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effect of Ramadan on visits to the ED.Materials and Methods:Hospital records and files of patients aged >17 years who visited a university hospital ED just before, during and immediately after Ramadan from 2014 through 2016 were retrospectively reviewed.Results:A total of 44146 ED visits were evaluated. It was found that ED visits were lower during Ramadan than during other months (p |
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