| The impact of Ramadan on peptic ulcer perforation. | |
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PMID: 23139002 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND Medical treatment has played an important role in the reduction of peptic ulcer perforation (PUP). The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of fasting on PUP. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 229 patients who were operated due to PUP between 1999-2009 was made. Patients were divided into two groups. Group I (n=188) included the patients who were operated in other periods of the year, while Group II (n=41) included the patients who were operated during Ramadan, the Muslim period of fasting. Patients in Group II were analyzed in terms of duration of fasting. RESULTS The increase in surgeries per group was higher in Group II than Group I (p<0.05). Predisposing factors, anti-ulcer drug usage and demographic variables were seen to have no role in this difference. Duration of fasting may have a minimal effect on the perforation. CONCLUSION The results of this study demonstrate that PUP is detected as relatively higher during Ramadan among those who are fasting for more than 12 hours daily. We suggest that people with predisposing factors should be informed before making a decision to fast. |
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Ali Kağan Gökakın; Atilla Kurt; Mustafa Atabey; Ayhan Koyuncu; Omer Topçu; Cengiz Aydın; Metin Sen; Gündüz Akgöl |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES Volume: 18 ISSN: 1306-696X ISO Abbreviation: Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg Publication Date: 2012 Jul |
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Created Date: 2012-11-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101274231 Medline TA: Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg Country: Turkey |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 339-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of General Surgery, Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey. dralihan20@hotmail.com. |
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