Open AccessStatus of fasting in Ramadan of chronic hemodialysis patients all over Egypt: A multicenter observational study
Author(s) -
Abir Farouk Megahed,
Ghada El-Kannishy,
Nagy SayedAhmed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.256841
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , hemodialysis , kidney disease , intensive care medicine
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.