Sadeghi Soleiman, Heidari Ali, Fazli Hosein, Rezaei Mashallah, Sheikhzadeh Javad
Hajj and Pilgrimage Medical Center, Iraq.
Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2015 Nov 7;17(11):e12862. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.12862. eCollection 2015 Nov.
Investigating the prevalence of diseases and causes of hospitalization of Iranian pilgrims in Iraq can be helpful for healthcare programmers in scheduling a healthy and joyful trip for pilgrims and reducing their mortality and morbidity.
The main purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of Iranian pilgrims' referral cases to Karbala and Najaf hospitals in Iraq during a 5-month period in 2012.
In this cross-sectional study, medical records of all patients referred to Iraqi hospitals from Iranian clinics during a 5-month period from 16 January 2012 until 14 June 2012 was recorded. A checklist, including demographic data and diagnostic causes were prepared and completed by general practitioners. Then, the completed forms were checked and delivered to health surveillance supervisors.
A total of 177 referral cases from Iranian clinics to Iraqi hospitals were recorded in 5 months. Most of these referrals were due to cardiovascular diseases with 38.6%, then comes trauma with 26.55%, and finally renal failure in need of dialysis with 12.43%. About 80.2% of the patients were discharged, 13% of them were sent to Iran, and 6.2% died. Around 90% of deaths were due to heart diseases.
Considering the high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and fractures in Iranian pilgrims, the necessity of self-care education to diminish such rates is substantial.
调查伊拉克境内伊朗朝圣者的疾病流行情况及住院原因，有助于医疗保健规划人员为朝圣者安排健康愉快的旅程，并降低他们的死亡率和发病率。
本研究的主要目的是确定2012年5个月期间转诊至伊拉克卡尔巴拉和纳杰夫医院的伊朗朝圣者病例数。
在这项横断面研究中，记录了2012年1月16日至2012年6月14日这5个月期间从伊朗诊所转诊至伊拉克医院的所有患者的病历。由全科医生准备并填写一份包括人口统计学数据和诊断病因的清单。然后，对填写完整的表格进行检查，并送交健康监测主管。
5个月内共记录了177例从伊朗诊所转诊至伊拉克医院的病例。这些转诊病例大多是由于心血管疾病（38.6%），其次是创伤（26.55%），最后是需要透析的肾衰竭（12.43%）。约80.2%的患者出院，13%被送回伊朗，6.2%死亡。约90%的死亡是由心脏病导致的。
鉴于伊朗朝圣者中心血管疾病和骨折的高发病率，开展自我护理教育以降低此类发病率很有必要。
