title: Hospital admission due to nephrological conditions during Hajj: causes, healthcare use, and short-term outcomes.
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.
authors.affiliation: Baqyiatallah Medical Sciences University, Hajj Health Center and Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Red Crescent Society of Iran, Tehran, Iran. cru_common@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohammad Taghi
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hollisaz
authors.forename: Gholamreza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pourheidari
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saghafinia
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanipour-Roshan
authors.forename: Shervin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Assari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D007514:Islam; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014195:Travel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*