title: [Exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis - a new trend?]
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not there has been an increase in the number of admissions for exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis at Stavanger University Hospital (SUS) in recent years.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study is a retrospective review of patients discharged over the period January 2010 to March 2015 with a diagnosis of exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis and with maximum creatine kinase (CK) levels more than ten times the upper reference limit.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 33 patients, 21 women and 12 men, with a median age of 28 years (18 - 68), were included in the study. Of the 33 patients, three quarters (25) were admitted in 2014 - 15, compared with eight over the period 2010 - 13. One patient developed kidney failure that required dialysis. The treatment depended more on the attending physician and department than on the patient's clinical condition and CK-level, but this did not seem to affect the rate of complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence of exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis at SUS increased from autumn 2014, and this coincided with increased media attention and a new exercise trend. We recommend standardising the treatment of exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis, as current treatment recommendations are based on rhabdomyolysis triggered by causes other than exercise.
authors.affiliation: Klepp legesenter Kleppe.
authors.forename: Hilde
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fardal
authors.affiliation: Nyreseksjonen Medisinsk avdeling Stavanger universitetssjukehus.
authors.forename: Lasse G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Gøransson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005082:Physical Exertion; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase