Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jan 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effect of preoperative chest physiotherapy on oxygenation and lung function in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled study.
Postoperative pulmonary complications in patients who undergo open heart surgery are serious life-threatening conditions. Few studies have investigated the potentially beneficial effects of preoperative physiotherapy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. ⋯ ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04665024).
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jan 2022
Retrospective study of post-operative infections in implantable cardiac devices in a cardiac tertiary care center.
The rise in the incidence of implantation is one of the main causes behind the increased rate of CIED infection, which is considered as a serious life-threatening complication. The need of risk factor assessment has become a necessity to prevent further complications and provide prompt management. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jan 2022
Common disease-associated gene variants in a Saudi Arabian population.
Screening programs for the most prevalent conditions occurring in a country is an evidence-based prevention strategy. The burden of autosomal recessive disease variations in Saudi Arabia is high because of the highly consanguineous population. The optimal solution for estimating the carrier frequency of the most prevalent diseases is carrier screening. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jan 2022
Impact of taxation policy on tobacco consumption in Saudi Arabia.
Taxes on tobacco products that increase the price and target demand-reduction have been shown to be an efficient means of reducing tobacco consumption. A new policy introduced in 2017 has increased the price of a 20-cigarette pack of the most popular brand to 27.50 SAR (7.33 USD) with the tax portion being 68.09%, which is within the yardstick recommended by the World Bank. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jan 2022
Factors associated with mortality in younger and older (≥75 years) hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Pneumonia is among the most serious infections in the elderly. The evaluation of prognosis and predicting the outcome is essential in managing the treatment of patients with pneumonia. ⋯ None.