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Youssouf BM, Alfalati B, Alqthmi R, Alqthmi R, Alsehly LM. Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Among Pilgrims During the Hajj Period in the Islamic Years 1437-1439 (2016-2018). Cureus 2020; 12:e10873. [PMID: 33178526 PMCID: PMC7652364 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.10873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Approximately 3.5 million pilgrims perform Hajj every year. Planning for their healthcare requires knowledge of the pattern of diseases and risk factors of pilgrims who require hospitalization during the Hajj period. The aim of the current study was to evaluate common causes and risk factors of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) among pilgrims during the Hajj season. Method We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study using a data collection checklist to collect data from medical records. We included all patients who had UGIB and attended the endoscopy department of the King Abdulaziz Hospital, Mecca, in the AL-Hajj season of the Islamic years 1437-1439 (2016-2018). Results A total of 93 patients were included in the current study; of those, 65.59% were males. The mean age of the patients was 63.37 ± 12.83 years, and about one-third (29.03%) of them were Indonesian. Overall, melena with or without anemia was the most common presentation (44.09%), followed by hematemesis (34.78%), melena with hematemesis (15.05%), hematemesis with ascites (9.68%), and abdominal/epigastric pain (3.23%). The most common cause of UGIB was the presence of gastric origin (erosive gastritis/gastric ulcer/gastric tumor) with 22.58% of the patients presenting with the same. The most common factors were medications, especially non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (37.63%) and blood thinners (22.58%). Hypertension (31.18%), diabetes mellitus (DM) (29.03%), and chronic liver disease/failure (27.96%) were the most common chronic conditions in the studied population. Conclusion Medical orientation towards high-risk pilgrims prone to developing UGIB who intend to travel may help reduce the risk of developing the condition, by taking proper measurements of those groups by the medical teams, especially in those with preventable factors.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Internal Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU
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- Internal Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU
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Chow E, Meyer RM, Ding K, Nabid A, Chabot P, Wong P, Ahmed S, Kuk J, Dar AR, Mahmud A, Fairchild A, Wilson CF, Wu JSY, Dennis K, Brundage M, DeAngelis C, Wong RKS. Prophylactic dexamethasone for radiation-induced bone-pain flare - Authors' reply. Lancet Oncol 2016; 17:e40-e41. [PMID: 26868346 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(16)00029-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Edward Chow
- Sunnybook Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
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- Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- NCIC Clinical Trials Group, Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier de L'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, ON, Canada
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- London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- NCIC Clinical Trials Group, Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybook Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Hospital, Radiation Medicine Program, Ontario Cancer Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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