Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jul 2023
Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols for gastrostomy tube insertion in patients younger than 14 years of age: a retrospective cohort study.
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have improved treatment outcomes and have standardized patient care. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jul 2023
Prevalence of secondary infections and association with mortality rates of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
ICU and other patients hospitalized with corona-virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are more susceptible to secondary infections. Undetected secondary infections tend to have a severe clinical impact, associated with prolonged hospitalization and higher rates of inpatient mortality. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jul 2023
Placenta accreta spectrum in major placenta previa diagnosed only by MRI: incidence, risk factors, and maternal morbidity.
Antenatal assessment of maternal risk factors and imaging evaluation can help in diagnosis and treatment of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) in major placenta previa (PP). Recent evidence suggests that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could complement ultrasonography (US) in the PAS diagnosis. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jul 2023
Abdominal access in laparoscopic surgery of obese patients: a novel abdominal access technique.
An important step in laparoscopic surgery is abdominal access. Several abdominal access techniques have been described to reduce complications. We compare our novel abdominal access technique (MESAD) with other abdominal access techniques, particularly to reduce complications in obese patients. ⋯ Retrospective CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jul 2023
Effect of atmospheric pressure changes on the development of pulmonary embolism: a retrospective analysis of 8 years of data.
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a condition with high mortality, and determining its etiology is as important as its treatment. There are limited studies in the literature examining the effect of atmospheric pressure (AP) change on PE. ⋯ None.