Saudi Med J
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Investigation of preoxygenation methods in cesarean surgeries with the oxygen reserve index.
To investigate preoxygenation methods that were carried out for 3 minutes (min) at tidal volume and 30 seconds (s) with the 4 deep vital capacity technique using the Oxygen Reserve Index (ORI) among pregnant women. ⋯ As we obtained greater FiO2 and FeO2 values in preoxygenation with the 30 s 4 deep vital capacity method, and because this method did not cause a significant decrease in the post-intubation ORI values, we believe that the usage of this method in cesarean section surgeries may be appropriate.
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To assess the level of parental Awareness about growth failure across all of Saudi Arabia and look into the potential influence of covariates (social and demographic) as determinants of the level of knowledge of parents, both mother and father, aged between 18 and 60, and on the national level. ⋯ To raise awareness, the whole public, especially parents, has to be continuously informed on failure to thrive in children and how to deal with it through educational programs and awareness campaigns.
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To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and management of meningitis in cochlear implant (CI)users. ⋯ Cochlear implant users seem to be at possible risk of bacterial meningitis at any time after implantation, especially in the presence of risk factors, such as otitis media and anatomical malformations of the cochlea.