Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2024
Improved long-term survival rate in the responders to bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, dexamethasone induction therapy in a transplant-eligible cohort of predominantly middle-age multiple myeloma patients.
Multiple myeloma (MM) represents the second most common hematologic malignancy (15%). Induction with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamthasone VCd (d: low dose dexamthasone) regimen is widely used due to its high effectiveness, low toxicity and good tolerability, particularly with renal impairment. Real-world data on the use of VCD in clinical practice is lacking. ⋯ The usual limitations of a retrospective analysis using registry-level data, no data on quality of life.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2024
Letter Review Meta AnalysisMetformin and risk of hematological cancers in patients with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Functional constipation (FC) is a common condition in children, and information on the clinical characteristics of FC in Saudi children is scarce. ⋯ The limitations of retrospective design are missing data, recall bias, and hospital-based limitation, such as missing milder cases treated at the outpatient level. However, the sample size of 370 may have minimized these limitations.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2024
Microorganism diversity and contamination risk in mosque rosaries and carpets.
Inevitably, the floors of mosques are contaminated with microorganisms, and the risk of pathogen transmission is probably high between the many visitors, but the issue has been infrequently studied. ⋯ Our study was conducted in three provinces. Further studies might cover a wider geography.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2024
Observational StudyDoes red blood cell transfusion affect clinical outcomes in critically ill patients? A report from a large teaching hospital in south Iran.
Despite the beneficial effects, RBC transfusion can be associated with infectious and non-infectious complications in critically ill patients. ⋯ Single-center and retrospective study.