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Title	Do ten year trends in emergency department diagnoses of rhabdomyolysis in young adult males parallel the growth in long distance ultra running
Author	Teixeira, James-Louis Niday
Date	2016
Affiliation/College	College of Health Professions
Extent	v, 39 leaves : illustrations; 29 cm
Subject.MeSH	Academic Dissertations Academic Dissertations--South Carolina Rhabdomyolysis--diagnosis Running--trends Emergency Service, Hospital--trends Rhabdomyolysis Acute Kidney Injury
Keywords	Running, Marathon, Marathons, Ultramarathon, Ultramarathons, Ultrarunning, Ultrarun, Ultra run, Ultra marathon, Ultra running, Ultra marathons, Acute Renal Failure, Kidney Injury
Collection	MUSC Theses and Dissertations
Contributing Institution	Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
Rights	Copyright is held by the author.
Language	English
Type	Text
Format	application/pdf
Media Type	Manuscripts
Resource Identifier	mtd2016_teixeira_jln
Abstract	Ultra running, a sport that consists of races above the marathon marker of 26.2 miles, has rarely been studied in depth. Little peer-reviewed scientific information examines the morbidity or disease prevalence associated with long-distance ultrarunning. Furthermore, there is an increase in reports of rhabdomyolysis within the ultrarunning community, which may coincide with an increase in the demand for long-distance ultrarunning races. This study examined the rate of hospital or emergency room admissions with a diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis and assesses if the incidence of rhabdomyolysis events in young males parallels the growth of ultrarunning. We hypothesized that: • ED diagnoses of rhabdomyolysis in young adult males parallel the growth in ultrarunning. • There are geographic and seasonal variations in the population rate of ER, which correspond to locations and times where most training for ultrarunning events occurs. A regression test to trend the races & rhabdomyolysis frequencies/rates over time was conducted using patient data from NIS database and racing data from Ultrarunning.com. Our research has demonstrated a rise in the rates of rhabdomyolysis that mirror the rise of long-distance ultra running in young adult males.

Do ten year trends in emergency department diagnoses of rhabdomyolysis in young adult males parallel the growth in long distance ultra running

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