Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2017
Prognostic factors for epilepsy following first febrile seizure in Saudi children.
Febrile seizure is the most common convulsive event during childhood, but it is generally considered benign. ⋯ Conducted at a single center in Saudi Arabia, which may limit generalizability.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2017
Comparative StudyCost-effectiveness of oral agents in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis compared to interferon-based therapy in Saudi Arabia.
Promising clinical and humanistic outcomes are associated with the use of new oral agents in the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). This is the first cost-effectiveness study comparing these medications in Saudi Arabia. ⋯ The current analysis did not reflect the Saudi population preference in valuation of health states and did not consider the societal perspective in terms of cost.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2017
Risk of pneumonia among patients with splenectomy: a retrospective population-based cohort study.
People without a spleen are particularly susceptible to various overwhelming infections including pneumonia. Although the association between splenectomy and pneumonia has been previously studied, there has been no study using the national claims data. ⋯ ICD-9 codes do not differentiate if pneumonia is caused by a viral, a bacterial or unspecified organisms, and some behavioral factors like smoking could not be ascertained directly.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2017
Validation of the Arabic version of the score for allergic rhinitis tool.
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common inflammation of the nasal mucosa in response to allergen exposure. We translated and validated the Score for Allergic Rhinitis (SFAR) into an Arabic version so that the disease can be studied in an Arabic population. ⋯ The absence of objective allergy testing.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jul 2017
Comparative StudyVariation in access to pediatric surgical care among coexisting public and private providers: inguinal hernia as a model.
Faced with growing healthcare demand, the Saudi government is increasingly relying on privatization as a tool to improve patient access to care. Variation in children's access to surgical care between public (PB) and private providers (PV) has not been previously analyzed. ⋯ Although it is the first and largest comparison in the pediatric population, the sample may not represent the whole population since it is confined to a single selected surgical condition.