Title: Impact of Ramadan on emergency department visits and on medical emergencies<br/>
Author: Kevin Semelrath<br/>
<a href='mailto:ksemelrath@som.umaryland.edu'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/>
Link: <a href='https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4451/'>https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4451/</a><hr/><p>This study is out of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and courtesy of our own Mazen El Sayed!</p>
<p>Many patients of Muslim faith will observe fasting during the month of Ramadan, with no food, water, oral of IV medication taken from sunrise to sunset</p>
<p>This study showed a lower daily ED volume than during non Ramadan months, however did show a higher length of stay during Ramadan.</p>
<p>It also found an increase in mortality rates during Ramadan (OR 2.88) and 72 hour ED bounce-backs (OR 1.34)</p>
<p>Be sensitive and aware of the needs of your patients of Muslim faith during this holy month of fasting.</p>
<p>Ramadan Kareem</p>
<fieldset><legend>References</legend><p>Impact of Ramadan on emergency department visits and on medical emergencies. Reem G Al Assaad, Rana Bachir, Mazen J. El Sayed. <em>Europena Journal of Emergency Medicine.</em> 2018, 25:440-444.</p>
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