A5075813126- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Magnesium in Health and Disease
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
King Faisal University
2003-2024
Al Baha University
2024
Universiti Sains Malaysia
2024
King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
2024
University of Virginia Medical Center
2023
King Abdulaziz Medical City
2023
IS practice
2023
King Abdulaziz University
2022
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
2022
University of Arizona
2016-2020
Favipiravir is a repurposed drug to treat coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Due lack of available real-world data, we assessed its effectiveness and safety in moderately critically ill COVID-19 patients.
<i>Objective:</i> The aim of this study was to throw light on the incidence pre-eclampsia (PE) in women attending for care and delivery at a hospital Saudi Arabia, analyze maternal risk factors outcome mothers neonates pregnancies complicated by PE. <i>Methods:</i> This retrospective involved almost all (n = 27,787) who delivered King Fahad Hospital University 10-year period (1992–2001). records were reviewed age, parity, gestational mode delivery, antenatal care,...
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are commonly encountered in the emergency department (ED). ED culture follow up is an important tool to provide appropriate therapy after identification of causative pathogen. There a growing body evidence for positive role pharmacists following cultures. The purpose this study was compare pharmacist driven urine ups nurse-practitioner (NP) term appropriateness antibiotic selections patients with resistant isolates, inappropriately treated asymptomatic...
Background: Mental illness is a disorder that can cause impairment and disability, affecting mood, thinking, behavior; therefore, early intervention will reduce morbidity. This study aims to evaluate all the personal, family, societal, medical barriers prevent mental health patients from seeking consultation treatment. Methods: In Saudi Arabia, cross-sectional was conducted on 463 individuals aged 18 above. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews using validated questionnaire, which...
Abstract Objective Macrolide antibiotics are among the most commonly used antibiotics; association of macrolide exposure with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) has been hypothesized. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library from inception to 15 July 2019 identify studies for any indication. The results were reported as odds ratio (OR) 95% confidence interval (CI) using random-effects model derive SNHL. objective this meta-analysis estimate SNHL up-to-date...
Hyperkalemia is a commonly encountered medical problem. The treatment of hyperkalemia involves the use pharmacological agents with different mechanism actions. Sodium Polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) cation-exchange resin that exchanges sodium for potassium. In 2009, United States Food and Drug Administration issued warning against SPS sorbitol due to risk colonic necrosis. We present case induced necrosis in absence factors deemed increase necrosis.Here we report 64-year old male past history...
Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) has been used as a biomarker to guide antibiotic therapy in various patient populations. However, its role optimizing use COVID-19 patients not well studied date. Thus, we aimed evaluate the of serial PCT monitoring an antimicrobial stewardship tool for patients. Methods: This retrospective study included 240 who were admitted tertiary medical institution Saudi Arabia between January 2020 and February 2022. Patients received empiric community-acquired...
Crohn's disease (CD) is a debilitating gastrointestinal with complex etiology. Although effective, recipients of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents may experience primary or secondary nonresponse, necessitating alternative treatments. This study intended to compare the short-term effectiveness ustekinumab and vedolizumab in treating CD after failure multiple lines anti-TNF therapy using real-world data.
Telemedicine technology is widely used especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. It can be to give medical advice as well follow up with patients at home in outpatient setting. Low molecular weight heparin, such enoxaparin, decreases risk of venous thromboembolism cesarean delivery.
People living with HIV (PLWH) are prone to developing tuberculosis (TB). Since tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) is the recommended (TFV) prodrug and rifampicin a key component of TB therapy, thus complicating coinfection management. However, there little data regarding impact this drug-drug Interaction in PLWH, which makes health care providers reluctant prescribe them together. This was an observational, retrospective case series carried out King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre...
Background: The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is controversial for treating COVID-19 patients. We aimed to estimate pooled risks mortality, disease severity, and hospitalization associated with ACEI/ARB stratify them by country clusters. Methods: conducted a search in various databases through 4 July 2020 then applied random-effects models (ORp) across stratifications cluster. Clusters were chosen reflect outbreak times (China...
Abstract Purpose This article assesses the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in conjoined twins. Material Methods A retrospective chart review all consecutive twins who had PICC placement at a tertiary center. Seventeen (12 females; 71%) 25 insertions. The average age patients insertion was 15.9 ± 19.3 months. most common type twin thoraco-omphalopagus (5 patients; 29%). access brachial vein (N = 10, 40%). Thirteen procedures (52%) were...
No studies have identified a link between acute kidney injury (AKI) incidence due to the co-administration of vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam (VPT) healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes, practices. We aimed (1) assess practices towards AKI VPT among providers in Saudi Arabia, (2) examine relationship knowledge attitudes about their practices.This cross-sectional study was conducted February 2022 April 2022. Healthcare providers, including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, were...
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are commonly prescribed in critically ill patients. While it is believed that only patients with impaired renal function need dose adjustment, augmented clearance (ARC) a phenomenon warrants adjustment as well. In ARC often undetectable because associated normal or decreased serum creatinine concentration (SCr). This study's objective was to assess pharmacists' knowledge about identification, risk factors, affected antimicrobials, and dosing of ARC. January 2020,...
Short message service (SMS) is easily accessible and potentially an ideal platform for delivering patient-targeted messages. However, effective SMS dosing strategy not well established. Our purpose was to evaluate the impact of diabetes self-care promoting messages via non-tailored one-way automated (OASMS) on glycemic control in type 2 (T2DM). The change hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) compared between patients who received those did not. This retrospective quasi-experimental pre–post feasibility...
Abstract Background The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) is controversial for treating COVID-19 patients. We aimed to estimate pooled risks mortality, disease severity, and hospitalization associated with ACEI/ARB stratify them by country clusters. Methods conducted a search in various databases through 7/4/2020 then applied random-effects models (ORp) across stratifications cluster. Clusters were chosen reflect outbreak times...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease with ever-increasing prevalence worldwide. In our study, we evaluated the of risk developing T2DM in Saudi Arabia and investigated associations between that various sociodemographic characteristics. To those ends, web-based cross-sectional survey nationals without diabetes, all enrolled using snowball sampling, was conducted from January 2021 to 2022. The validated assessment questionnaire (ARABRISK), high ARABRISK scores variables were...
Pregnant women are at a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy and postpartum. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection increases the VTE. This study aimed to assess pregnant puerperal women’s knowledge awareness The included 403 females maternity hospital in Al-Ahsa region, Saudi Arabia. All participants were chosen by convenience sampling technique interviewed about their bio-demographic, clinical, gynecological data, personal and/or family history VTE,...
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of tocilizumab in mechanically ventilated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).This retrospective multicenter included adults (≥18 years) diagnosed severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) from nasopharyngeal swab, and requiring invasive mechanical ventilation during admission. Survival analyses inverse propensity score treatment weighting (IPTW) matching (PSM) were conducted....
Background: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients are at risk of thrombosis. Literature that compares the effectiveness enoxaparin to unfractionated heparin (UFH) in COVID-19 is scarce. Objective: We aimed evaluate and safety compared with UFH when used their standard/intermediate dosing patients. Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted large center located Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Confirmed cases (≥18 years old) admitted between January December 2020 were randomly screened...
Introduction The objectives of this retrospective review were to: (a) determine the prevalence resistant Gram-negative bacteraemia among hospitalized patients; (b) evaluate antibiotic use; (c) time taken for Gram staining to final species identification. Methods For study, information was extracted from patients’ electronic medical records. Eligible patients had been admitted a 300-bed tertiary care hospital in Tucson, Arizona October 2015 2016, over 18 years age and positive blood culture...