abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify how children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes were coping with their condition during the COVID-19 lockdown, by detecting differences in blood glucose control and in lifestyle, including diet, physical activity, and mood deterioration, before and during the lockdown. METHODS:This descriptive...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al Agha AE,Alharbi RS,Almohammadi OA,Yousef SY,Sulimani AE,Alaama RA

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of telemedicine among physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. To assess the awareness about telemedicine among physicians and determine their opinions about telemedicine in the post-pandemic era. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted at government hospit...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Mubaraki AA,Alrabie AD,Sibyani AK,Aljuaid RS,Bajaber AS,Mubaraki MA

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship between the frequency of ED visits and outpatient department (OPD) follow-up in sickle cell disease (SCD) pediatric patients. METHODS:  A retrospective cohort study included 247 SCD pediatric patients between January 2016 and December 2018 at the Maternity and Children Hospital, ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Ismail AF,Tarawah RA,Azzouni ZY,Alharbi LT,Altayyar RM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate acute cardiac injury in COVID-19 patients and its association with adverse outcomes including mortality in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) population. METHODS:A retrospective study conducted between February and June 2020 in Dubai, UAE, for all laboratory-confirmed Coronavirus disease-19 patients...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Naeem KB,Hachim MY,Hachim IY,Chkhis A,Quadros R,Hannawi H,Al Salmi I,Alokaily F,Hannawi S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[No Abstract Available]. ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Jawad ASM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To elucidate the risk factors for hospital admission among COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS:This retrospective study was conducted at the Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between May 2020 and July 2020. Out of 7,260 COVID-19 patients, 920 were identifi...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al Hayek AA,Robert AA,Matar AB,Algarni A,Alkubedan H,Alharbi T,Al Amro A,Alrashidi SA,Al Dawish M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[No Abstract Available]. ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Alsaeed AH

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize the pattern of congenital heart diseases (CHDs) in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. METHODS:We retrospectively collected and analyzed the demographic and diagnostic details of all patients with CHDs referred at Madinah Cardiac Center (MCC) over a period of 3 years from January 2017 to December 2019. ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Khoshhal SQ,Albasri AM,Morsy MMF,Alnajjar AA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study which factors increase the risk of persistent disease in differentiated and poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Methods: A retrospective chart review of all consecutive differentiated and poorly differentiated thyroid cancer patients from King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of  ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Samargandy SA,Merdad MA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present experiences of different specialties in the treatment of thyroglossal duct cysts (TGDCs) and subsequent complications in multiple centers.  Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study of all cases of TGDC for a period of 11 years from 2008-2019 by different departments from 3 different centers ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Alahmadi AA,Bawazir OA,Rajab MK,Althobaiti IA,Bawazir AO,Abi Sheffah FR,Al-Tammas AH,Marglani OA,Heaphy JC,Alherabi AZ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report the results of endoscopic dilatation of esophageal strictures in children, its complications, and their management. The outcomes of esophageal dilatation differ according to the underlying etiology. METHODS:The study included 46 patients who underwent esophageal dilatation between 2014-2019. All p...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Bawazir O,Almaimani MO

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess and enhance the efficiency of transfusion services in maternity hospitals. METHODS:A case control study was conducted from January to December 2016. A corrective policy of replacing preoperative type and hold step with blood transfusion request (BTR) hold was used only on healthy patients undergoi...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Bawazir WM,Dakkam FM

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human beings encountered malnutrition during the twentieth century and obesity in the very next century. This is how the future will look when the present becomes a slice of history. Obesity is threatening the healthy being of many youngsters throughout the world. Environmental influences have indicated to effect even...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Shubayr MA,Mattoo KA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the quantity and characteristics of Saudi Arabia's (SA's) dermatology research publications throughout the years. Methods: A literature search was conducted between October 2018 and July 2019 in the Dermatology Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. PubMed was...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Alsaif FM,Alsukait SF,Alsaad AB,Alfurayh NA,Alhallaf RA,Alhaddab SA,Alotaibi HM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of syringaldehyde (SA) on the antioxidant and oxidant system in spinal cord ischemia (SCI). METHODS:These study and experiments were conducted at Medical Research Center, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey, between 2014-2018. Eighteen New Zealand White adult male...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Malçok ÜA,Aras AB,Şehitoğlu MH,Akman T,Yüksel Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of primary pulmonary arterial sarcoma (PPAS) treated with Endostar injection and radiotherapy and discuss the diagnosis, clinical characteristics, and pathology of PPAS. The patient complained of cough, sputum, fever, and chest pain with hemoptysis. Numerous nodules were seen in the computed tomography scan. Th...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Xu H,Yang W,Wu C

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) comorbidity and obsessive-compulsive symptom (OCS) dimensions in patients with schizophrenia. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included 300 patients with schizophrenia who were applied to the to the Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic of Health Sciences University Dı...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Kokurcan A,Şafak Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine demographic features of patients provided intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) excluding replacement therapy in the inpatient services and to evaluate indications for IVIG, and side effects related to therapy. Methods: Patients who received IVIG therapy between January 2016 and August 2018 were ret...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Güngör A,Yarali N

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the role of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (ctDCS) in modulating cerebellar functions in the motor domains of fine motor dexterity and motor speed. Methods: A single-blind, randomized sham-controlled study was conducted between January and July 2018 at the neuroscience labo...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Kinakool AN,Abualait TS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) is a non-invasive method of stimulating spinal circuits that can modulate and induce changes in corticospinal excitability (CE) in incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). A double-blinded sham controlled study of 2 male patients (A and B) with SCI was carried out. ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Abualait TS,Ibrahim AI

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change is the most challenging natural calamity of chronic nature that presents intense episodes of heat waves, and events. Effects of heat waves and increasing average temperature on heat-related illnesses (HRIs) demand a review of existing preventive and treatment strategies to direct future research. Heat-r...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Khan AA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relationship between the timing of energy intake and obesity. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2018 and December 2018. A total of 450 Saudi female students from the University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia were recruited. A 4-day dietary record was used to e...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Alamri ES

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the impact of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency on the development of anorexia in children with mild malnutrition without an obvious cause. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was conducted in Faruk Medical City, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, between May and September 2018. It inclu...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Obeidi RA,Al-Numan AH

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the level of awareness, sources of knowledge, and beliefs about the influenza vaccine in people ≥65 years in central Saudi Arabia. METHODS:A cross-sectional study that used self-administered questionnaires conducted in 3 primary healthcare centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between May 2018 and ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Alotaibi FY,Alhetheel AF,Alluhaymid YM,Alshibani MG,Almuhaydili AO,Alhuqayl TA,Alfayez FM,Almasabi AA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the relationship between the nutritional status and sleep quality in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation as a cross-sectional correlational research. METHODS:This cross-sectional correlational research was carried out with 108 patients between December 2017 and March 2018 who were admitt...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Şengül Ş,Uysal H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the clinical characteristics of scabies in the Makkah province and analyze risk factors associated with the outbreak.  Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between June 2016 and June 2018 by collecting the data of patients reported to have infestations at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ma...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Jastaniah MWA,Zimmo ZFK,Bakallah MWS,Hantoush MSS,Abdal-Aziz M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the clinical performance of the baska mask (PTY Ltd, Australia), i-gel (Intersurgical Ltd, UK) and classic laryngeal mask airway (cLMA) in adult patients undergoing outpatient urologic interventions. METHODS:One hundred fifty patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists I-III physical stat...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Bindal M,Demir A,Koculu R,Sabuncu U,Ozgok A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[No Abstract Available]. ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Telmesani LM,Aldriweesh BA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the determinants of bone mineral density through screening healthy children using a non-invasive quantitative ultrasound measurement device. METHODS:A descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at King AbdulAziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. between May 2018 and Jan...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Agha AE,Kabli YO,AlBeiruty MG,Milyani AA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether the utility of cervical cancer screening could be improved by combining multiple factors in addition to the pap test. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 300 symptomatic women who were suspected to have cervical cancer and referred for biopsy examination at King Abdulaziz Medical City,...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Madani W,Ahmed AE,Arabi H,Al Khodairy S,Al Mutairi N,Jazieh AR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and establish research guidelines of international standards that matches appropriate cross-cultural and religious considerations of the region. METHODS:We followed the guidelines given by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Heart Association, Inc., Washington DC, USA task ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Majid IA,AlKashgari RH,AlYahya AA,Alikutty FK,Rahman SM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We studied these predictors at a single cardiac center. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was carried out after obtaining approval from the institutional review board. All patients (age, 0-14 years) who underwent  congenital heart disease (CHD)  surgery from January 2014 to June 2016 were included. Prolo...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Alrddadi SM,Morsy MM,Albakri JK,Mohammed MA,Alnajjar GA,Fawaz MM,Alharbi AA,Alnajjar AA,Almutairi MM,Sayed AU,Khoshal SQ,Shihata MS,Salim SS,Almuhaya MA,Jelly AE,Alharbi KM,Alharbi IH,Abutaleb AR,Sandogji HI,Hussein

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe and interpret local antibiograms from a single tertiary care center to monitor the trends of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns and establish baseline data for further surveillance. Methods: We performed a retrospective descriptive review of antibiograms data between January 2010 and Decembe...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Farah SM,Alshehri MA,Alfawaz TS,Alasmeri FA,Alageel AA,Alshahrani DA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the appropriateness of vancomycin dosing and monitoring at Lebanese hospitals. METHODS:This was a multicenter retrospective study conducted at 3 Lebanese hospitals between January and March 2018. Patients 18 years of age and older treated with vancomycin for a systemic infection or prophylaxis wer...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Malaeb DN,Fahs IM,Salameh P,Hallit S,Saad M,Bourji J,Hallit R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the ‎depressive and anxiety levels in allergic rhinitis (AR) and to investigate the relationship between ‎depression and anxiety symptoms and depressive and anxious temperament features. Methods: The study design is cross-sectional. The study was conducted between January 2017 and January  2018. ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Tas HI,Caglar O

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[No Abstract Available]. ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al Saeed AH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the presence of Coxiella burnetii  (C. brunetii) infection among patients presenting with fever of unknown origin (FUO). METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 100 patients (54 men and 46 women; mean age: 34.3 ± 19.2 years) with FUO was conducted at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Ara...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Alhetheel AF,Binkhamis K,Somily A,Barry M,Shakoor Z

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between beta-globin sequence variations and phenotypes of sickle-cell disease (SCD) complications among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon correlating them with chromatographic readings and co-inheritance with β-thalassemia traits.   Methods: This cross-sectional study included 47 Pal...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Moussa EY,Yassine NM,Borjac JM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prevalence, socioeconomic, and demographic determinants of contraceptive use among women of reproductive age residing in Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS:The data of this study was collected through a cross sectional survey conducted on unmet need for family planning in Abha, Kingdom of...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Alsaleem MA,Khalil SN,Siddiqui AF,Alzahrani MM,Alsaleem SA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examined the short and long-term outcome of class II lupus nephritis (LN).   Methods: This retrospective study included patients with class II LN at their first renal biopsy between January 1996 and December 2016 in King Khaled University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The rate of complete remission, wor...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Alsuwaida AO,Bakhit AA,Alsuwaida FA,Wadera JJ,Kfoury HM,Husain S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00