Hospital Admission Due to Nephrological Conditions During Hajj: Causes, Healthcare Use, and Short-term Outcomes

Authors

  • Mohammad Taghi Hollisaz Baqyiatallah Medical Sciences University, Hajj Health Center and Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Red Crescent Society of Iran, Tehran, Iran Author
  • Gholamreza Pourheidari Baqyiatallah Medical Sciences University and Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Red Crescent Society of Iran, Tehran, Iran Author
  • Masoud Saghafinia Baqyiatallah Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Iran Author
  • Sara Khanipour-Roshan Medicine and Health Promotion Institute, Tehran, Iran Author
  • Shervin Assari Medicine and Health Promotion Institute, Tehran, Iran Author

Abstract

In this retrospective study, records of Iranian Hajj pilgrims who were hospitalized in 2 Iranian hospitals in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, from 2005 to 2007, were reviewed. Of 600 patients who were hospitalized, 12 (2.0%) were admitted due to nephrological causes, which included kidney calculi (n = 7; 58.4%), acute kidney failure (n = 2; 16.7%), urinary tract infection (n = 1; 8.3%), urinary tract infection and urinary calculus (n = 1; 8.3%), and renal malignancy (n = 1; 8.3%). None of the patients needed referral to other healthcare centers, and all of them were discharged with good condition. Length of hospital stay was 1 to 4 days. There was no association between hospitalization due to nephrological causes and sociodemographic data, healthcare use, and outcome. This inpatient epidemiological study showed 2% of total admissions were related to nephrological conditions in Iranian Hajj pilgrims, most commonly due to easily treated conditions.

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Published

2010-01-12

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BRIEF COMMUNICATION | Kidney diseases

How to Cite

Hospital Admission Due to Nephrological Conditions During Hajj: Causes, Healthcare Use, and Short-term Outcomes. (2010). Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 4(1), 71-73. https://ijkd.org/index.php/ijkd/article/view/156

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