Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2019
Predictors of early recipient mortality after living donor liver transplantation in a tertiary care center in Egypt.
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has evolved into a widely accepted therapeutic option. Many different risk factors may affect early mortality after LDLT. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2019
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of the Baska and I-gel supraglottic airway devices: a randomized controlled study.
Laryngeal masks are increasingly used in place of endotracheal intubation or face masks for maintaining the airway during surgery. ⋯ Not registered.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2019
Comparative StudyCord blood versus heel-stick sampling for measuring thyroid stimulating hormone for newborn screening of congenital hypothyroidism.
Screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) using cord blood or heel-stick samples is considered essential for the prevention of long-term complications CH, which include intellectual disability and slow growth. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2019
Case ReportsIatrogenic occult infection causing hypoglycemia in a teenage female.
Hypoglycemia is a clinically significant disorder with a wide variety of underlying causes. We report an unusual case of hypoglycemic episodes caused by an iatrogenic infection in a 17-year-old white female who presented to our emergency department complaining of 2-3 episodes of syncope per week in the previous year, which started after an appendectomy in 2016. She was hypoglycemic and a vague painless abdominal mass was found upon palpation. ⋯ This is the first reported case of iatrogenic occult infection with episodic hypoglycemia as a cardinal feature. This case illustrates that infection should remain in the differential diagnosis although cardinal signs are absent. SIMILAR CASES PUBLISHED: 0.