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. IJKD 2010;4:71-3 www.ijkd.org