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Pediatric emergency department utilisation during Ramadan: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Rasha D SawayaCynthia WakilSami ShayyaMoustafa Al HaririAlik DakessianAdonis WazirMaha MakkiSarah JamaliHani Tamim
Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2020)
Ramadan changes presentation patterns, with fewer daily visits and a later peak time of visits. Ramadan also affects illness presentation patterns with more GI and trauma cases. Fasting times during Ramadan did not affect staff work efficiency. These findings could help EDs structure their staffing to optimise resource allocation during Ramadan.
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