Venoarterial modified ultrafiltration versus conventional arteriovenous modified ultrafiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:There is rising interest in quality of life (QOL) research in Arabian countries. The aim of this study was to assess in a nationwide sample of Kuwaiti subjects the reliability and validity of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF), a shorter version of the widely used QOL ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Ohaeri JU,Awadalla AW

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of accessibility, availability, and acceptability of immunization was carried out by interviewing 1422 parents selected randomly from the catchment areas of 15 health care centers in Riyadh. The parents were included if they had children who were under two years or who had not completed the essential immunizat...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Shammari SA,Khoja T,Jarallah JS

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Experience with alteplase in pediatric patients is limited and recommendations are extrapolated from adult data. Comprehensive guidelines on the management of thromboembolic events in this group are lacking. We assessed the efficacy and safety of alteplase (recombinant tissue plasminogen activ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Jazairi AS,Al-Gain RA,Bulbul ZR,Cherfan AJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used measure to define obesity and predict its complications, such as diabetes and hypertension, but its accuracy and usefulness in Saudi subjects is unknown. This study aimed to assess the validity of standard BMI cut-point values in the Saudi populati...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Almajwal AM,Al-Baghli NA,Batterham MJ,Williams PG,Al-Turki KA,Al-Ghamdi AJ

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patterns of smoking in Jordan were determined in a sample of 3489 subjects representing various strata of society. The sample included 2103 students and 1386 nonstudents. In the nonstudent population, 58.5% of the male and 27.4% of the female subjects were smokers; overall, 96% smoked manufactures cigarettes. Male...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Awidi AS

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Studies about stroke in Saudi Arabia are limited. This retrospective study aims to determine the clinical characteristics of Saudi patients with heart failure (HF) with and without subsequent stroke, and also to find out whether gender differences exist in the presentation of HF patients who h...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Alqahtani M,AlKhtaami A,AlGobain M,Aljohani N,Bin SA,AlShalati F,Alanazi T

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasal polyposis is a common problem in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. Since allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) can present with unilateral or bilateral nasal polyps, it is important to be aware of the prevalence of AFS in patients with nasal polyps. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of 91 patient...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Telmesani LM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is indicated by calcium deposits in the coronary artery wall. Calcification is a component of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. Currently, there are no data on calcification in Saudi women at high risk of coronary artery disease. The aim of this st...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Fathala A,Alreshoodi S,Rujaib MA,Shoukri M,Sergani HA,Buriki JA,Sugair AA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine the sexually transmitted diseases in domestic expatriate workers (DEWs) screened for pre-employment in the general clinics of a teaching hospital. The study included 1648 domestic expatriate workers who were reviewed by a general practitioner, and who underwent serological tests f...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Hamdi SA,Ibrahim MA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first population-based data in Saudi Arabia on the incidence of leukemias in the Eastern Region, as conducted by its regional tumor registry. Data on cancer were captured from all health facilities in the region in 1987-1988. Population census was derived from a survey. Data on cancer deaths were obtained ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Bar AA,Ibrahim EM,Al-Tamimi TM,Assuhaimi SA,Ibrahim AW,Gabriel GS,Mishriky AM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To compare the complications and outcome after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for mucosal ulcerative colitis (MUC) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). DESIGN AND SETTINGS:This is a retrospective study. The study was conducted at a single tertiary referral center. METHODS:All patie...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Sanea N,Alfaifi J,Homoud SA,Abduljabbar A,Hibbert D,Ashari L

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 84 cases of primary gastric cancer were diagnosed in the histopathology laboratory of Asir Central Hospital over a five year period (1987 to 1991). Seventy-two patients (86%) were Saudis and 12 cases (14%) were non-Saudis. The mean age of the patients included in this study was 60 years with a range of 22 t...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Hamdi J,Morad NA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen cases of traumatic fracture dislocation were managed surgically using a technique which involved an anterior cervical approach followed by discectomy, bone graft, and insertion of a metal plate. The patients were mobilized early to prevent the usual complications of bedsores, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary e...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Rao NK,Fardoun R,Akkaya Y,Ur Rehman A

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:There are few reports of cutaneous tuberculosis with immunosuppressed states such as HIV, use of immunosuppressants or malignancy. Diagnosis is thus difficult and despite scientific advances such as polymerase chain reaction, it is frequently missed. Although rare, given its worldwide prevalen...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Varshney A,Goyal T

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked disorder which causes neonatal jaundice in most cases, and under certain conditions, can cause a spectrum of hemolytic manifestations. OBJECTIVE:To determine the local prevalence of G6PD deficiency in newborns. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETT...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Elella SA,Tawfik M,Barseem N,Moustafa W

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity, as a core component of the metabolic syndrome, is among the top ten global health risks classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being strongly associated with the development and progression of chronic renal disease--a widely prevalent but often silent condition. Obesity carries elevated risks of...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Saxena AK

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of dual-graft liver transplantation was introduced to overcome the discrepancy between liver transplantation demand and liver donation. Dual-graft transplantation also mitigates cumulative family risk by decreasing individual donor risk through minimization of the resected liver volume from each donor. Her...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Zidan A,Sturdevant M,Alkhail FA,Alabbad S,Boehnert MU,Broering D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improving the reproductive health of females has be.come the focus of the developmental efforts of many nations. OBJECTIVES:To identify the reproductive health style of married females, and to determine the prevalence and predictors of circumcision among girls aged less than or equal 18 years in Hali semi-u...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Milaat WA,Ibrahim NK,Albar HM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to help to predict low birth weight infants by measuring placental diameter and thickness. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A prospective study was conducted of 70 consecutive singleton pregnancies to evaluate placental diameter and thickness by ultrasonographic measurement at 36 weeks gestatio...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Habib FA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal atresia (EA), with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TOF) is one of the most correctable fetal anomalies if diagnosed antenatally by serial ultrasound. We retrospectively evaluated antenatal diagnoses by ultrasound of EA with or without TOF at our institution in Saudi Arabia. PATIENTS AND MET...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Khorshid EA,Dokhan AL,Turkistani AF,Shadi SM,Hassab MH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical features of acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) and its response to therapy in adult patients in Saudi Arabia are not well defined, as only scanty data has been available. This situation will likely continue unless experience with AML is reported from different institutions in the Kingdom. PATIEN...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Harakati MS,Al-Momen AM,Ajarim DS,Al-Moharib FI,Al-Theyab A,Fawzy EM,Al-Gwaiz L,Al-Khairy KS

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder defined by the occurrence of megaloblastic anemia, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral sensorineural deafness, responding in varying degrees to thiamine treatment. We report a precedence case for the treatment of deafness associated ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Hagr AA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Infantile colic is a common problem among young infants. Cow's milk allergy has been suggested as one of the causes. We aimed to investigate the value of the cow's milk skin test for the diagnosis of cow's milk allergy in exclusively breast-fed infants with infantile colic. METHODS:Exclusivel...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Moravej H,Imanieh MH,Kashef S,Handjani F,Eghterdari F

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine serologic screening for syphilis is recommended for all pregnant women in Saudi Arabia. This study examined the results of routine antenatal syphilis screening at a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The results of rapid plasma reagin (RPR) tests were compiled for in 3270 pregnan...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Shakoor Z

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suleimania Children's Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was the site of a on-year study, started June 1987, which was designed to investigate measles vaccine failure. The first part of the study consisted of 336 patients with measles. Diagnosis was established on clinical grounds and confirmed by fluorescent IgM analysis...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Abanamy A,Khalil M,Salman H,Abdulazeem M

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal growth is the result of interactions between various factors and can be estimated by ultrasonic measurements. Fetal femur length is a scale for estimating the fetal weight in individual races because fetal growth patterns differ among different races. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:This was a prospective study ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Firoozabadi RD,Ghasemi N,Firoozabadi MD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence of cardiovascular complications associated with the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to evolve. These include direct and indirect myocardial injury with subsequent acute myocardial ischemia, and cardiac arrhythmia. Some results from a limited number of trials of antiviral medications, along with chloroquine...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： AlShoaibi NA,Maghrabi K,Alanazi H,Harbi MA,Alghamdi S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since late 1975, the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), a tertiary-care hospital in Saudi Arabia, has continuously collected data on its experience in oncology. With 22,836 cancer cases as a base, covering the years between 1976 and 1993, it is intended to present the hospital data obtained...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Ezzat A,Raja M,Te O,Michels D,Bazarbashi S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surprisingly, it is estimated that about half of type 2 diabetics remain undetected. The possible causes may be partly attributable to people with normal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) but abnormal postprandial hyperglycemia. We attempted to develop an effective predictive model by using the metabolic syndrome...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Pei D,Lin JD,Wu DA,Hsieh CH,Hung YJ,Kuo SW,Kuo KL,Wu CZ,Li JC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports indicate that nalidixic acid susceptibility correlates well with the clinical outcome of patients with Salmonella Typhi infection treated with quinolones. We report a case of enteric fever caused by S Typhi in which the isolate was resistant to nalidixic acid, but showed in vitro susceptibility to cipro...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Somily AM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00