. 9999; 0: 0-0 | DOI: 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2019.89410  

Effect of Ramadan on Emergency Department Attendances: A Retrospective Study

Perihan ŞİMŞEK1, Metin YADIGAROGLU2, Burak KATIPOGLU3, Aynur SAHİN5, Murat TOPBAS4, Abdülkadir GUNDUZ5
1Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Health Sciences
2Fatih State Hospital Emergency Department
3Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine
4Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Department of Public Health
5Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine

Aim: Ramadan is a month, in which changes in diet and lifestyle are observed. These changes have charestetic, which may affect the causes and time pattern of emergency department (ED) attendances. However it is unclear how ED attendances are affected during Ramadan. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of Ramadan month on the ED attendances.
Materials and Methods: Hospital records and files of patients older than 17 years old who attendent to a university hospital ED in just before, during and immediately after Ramadan months between 2014- 2016 were reviewed retrospectively.
Results: In the study, 44146 ED attendances were evaluated. It was found that during Ramadan months, attendances decreased compared to the other months (p<0.001). It was determined that in Ramadan, there was a significant increase in ED visits one hour after iftar and one hour before sahur (p<0.001). It was detected that forensic cases decreased during Ramadan (p <0.001).
Conclusion: In the Ramadan months, the number of ED attendances have decreased and the time period of the ED attendances has changed. There is a noticeable increase in attendances in the one hour after iftar and one hour before sahur.

Keywords: Attendance time, Emergency department, Fasting, Ramadan


Perihan ŞİMŞEK, Metin YADIGAROGLU, Burak KATIPOGLU, Aynur SAHİN, Murat TOPBAS, Abdülkadir GUNDUZ. Effect of Ramadan on Emergency Department Attendances: A Retrospective Study. . 9999; 0: 0-0

Corresponding Author: Metin YADIGAROGLU, Türkiye


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