Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jan 2016
Ephedrine requirements during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery in Jordanian parturients: association with b2 adrenoceptor gene variants.
Maternal hypotension after spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery is common. Many studies performed on the b2-adrenoceptor (b2AR) gene variants and their association with vasopressor requirements during and after neuroaxial block have contradictory conclusions. ⋯ Fasting time and hydration protocol, the use of a fixed dose of ephedrine, and relatively small sample size.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Jan 2016
Multicenter StudyAntimicrobial resistance patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in tertiary care hospitals of Makkah and Jeddah.
The clinical significance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa has greatly increased due to its ability to rapidly develop resistance to major groups of antibiotics. ⋯ Results cannot be generalized as the study did not include all tertiary hospitals in these cities.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2015
Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia.
Dentists suffer a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) but studies are quite limited. The present study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of MSDs among dentists in the Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia. ⋯ Prevalence of MSDs was high among dentists in the Ha'il region. Lower back, neck and shoul.ders were the most commonly affected body sites.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2015
Review Case ReportsOutcome of 3 pregnancies in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia who received 3 types of tyrosine kinase inhibitors each in different pregnancy: follow-up of the case with a review of published reports.
The management of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) during pregnancy remains a matter of continuous debate. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have become the standard of care in managing patients with CML. These drugs have a good safety profile, but animal studies have shown that they are potentially teratogenic. ⋯ Despite the extensive clinical experience with TKIs, the available information about the effects of TKIs on fertility, pregnancy, and outcome of babies who were exposed to TKIs during pregnancy and lactation is limited. We reported on 1 female CML patient who conceived 3 times while being on different types of TKIs in each pregnancy. All 3 pregnancies were uneventful, and only 1 of the babies was diagnosed with a minor cardiac malformation at the age of 30 months, which was corrected surgically.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Sep 2015
Controlled Clinical TrialHigh-volume hemofiltration plus hemoperfusion for hyperlipidemic severe acute pancreatitis: a controlled pilot study.
The evidence for high-volume hemofiltration plus hemoperfusion (HVHF&HP) for hyperlipidemic severe acute pancreatitis (HL-SAP) is anecdotal. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of HVHF&HP for HL-SAP in a prospective controlled study. ⋯ This study suggests that the addition of HVHF&HP to conventional treatment for HL-SAP patients may be superior to conventional treatment alone for the improvement of serum biomarkers and clinical outcomes.