Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2023
The outcome of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in an intensive care unit.
In adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) has been associated with higher mortality rates. Therefore, its use in children with ARDS is still controversial. ⋯ Retrospective single-center study.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2023
Climate change and cutaneous leishmaniasis in the province of Ghardaïa in Algeria: A model-based approach to predict disease outbreaks.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne disease prevalent in Algeria since 2000. The disease has significant impacts on affected communities, including morbidity and social stigma. ⋯ Incorporating additional reservoir statistics such as rodent density and a human development index in the region could improve our understanding of disease transmission.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2023
The relationship between asymptomatic atherosclerosis and hepcidin-25 in chronic kidney disease patients.
The most common and lethal consequence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The persistent inflammation present in CKD increases hepcidin levels. Iron accumulates in the arterial wall in atherosclerosis. Hepcidin-25 was thought to accelerate the development of atherosclerotic plaques by blocking iron release from macrophages. Therefore, we sought to determine the relationship between hepcidin-25 and asymptomatic atherosclerosis in non-dialysis CKD patients. ⋯ Single-center.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2023
Screening tools for metabolic syndrome based on anthropometric cut-off values among Thai working adults: a community-based study.
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a universal disease of increasing prevalence, but the prevalence varies depending on ethnicity. There is a crucial need to assess the validity of anthropometric indicators and determine appropriate cut-off values for MetS screening. ⋯ The participants might not be representative of all Thai adults and we may have overestimated MetS for Thai working adults because our research focus was on the highest prevalence of MetS in the central region of Thailand.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2023
Evaluation of the systemic immune inflammation index and the systemic inflammatory response index as new markers for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children.
Abdominal pain is a common and non-specific symptom in children. It is important to be able to distinguish the source of abdominal pain before surgery. ⋯ Single-center study and retrospective.