Open AccessThe effects of Ramadan fasting on the number of renal colic visits to the emergency department
Author(s) -
Yunsur Çevik,
Şeref Kerem Çorbacıoğlu,
Gulsah Cikrikci,
Veysel Oncul,
Emine Emektar
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.321.8248
Subject(s) - medicine , renal colic , emergency department , urine , observational study , prospective cohort study , kidney stones , urinary system , pediatrics , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry
The effects of fluid and diet restriction strictly during the long hours in Ramadan on the number of colic visits and biochemical factors of stone formation are controversial in the literature. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of Ramadan fasting on the number of renal colic visits and laboratory results of patients with renal colic.