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Ahmed Y. Azzam

ORCID: 0000-0002-4256-0159

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COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
Global Health Care Issues
Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
Health disparities and outcomes
Retinal Imaging and Analysis
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Frailty in Older Adults
Retinal Diseases and Treatments
Glaucoma and retinal disorders
Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
Surgical Simulation and Training
Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
Antibiotic Use and Resistance

King Fahad Specialist Hospital
2021-2025

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2024-2025

Montefiore Medical Center
2024-2025

Neurological Surgery
2021-2025

October 6 University
2019-2025

Seoul National University
2024-2025

Taibah University
2025

Eastern Health
2025

Umm al-Qura University
2025

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
2025

Global Incidence of Neurological Manifestations Among Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19—A Report for the GCS-NeuroCOVID Consortium and the ENERGY Consortium

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Sherry Chou Ettore Beghi Raimund Helbok Elena Moro Joshua N. Sampson and 72 more

<h3>Importance</h3> The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect millions of people globally, with increasing reports neurological manifestations but limited data on their incidence and associations outcome. <h3>Objective</h3> To determine the phenotypes, incidence, outcomes among adults hospitalized COVID-19. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> This cohort study included patients clinically diagnosed or laboratory-confirmed at 28 centers, representing 13 countries 4 continents. was...

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12131 article EN cc-by-nc-nd JAMA Network Open 2021-05-11

Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020

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Dana Bryazka Marissa B Reitsma Max Griswold Kalkidan Hassen Abate Cristiana Abbafati and 95 more

The health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption continue to be debated. Small amounts of might lower the risk some outcomes but increase others, suggesting that overall depends, in part, on background disease rates, which vary by region, age, sex, and year.

10.1016/s0140-6736(22)00847-9 article EN cc-by The Lancet 2022-07-01

Patient care and clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to African high-care or intensive care units (ACCCOS): a multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study

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Bruce Biccard PD Gopalan Malcolm Miller W L Michell David Thomson and 95 more

10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00441-4 article EN other-oa The Lancet 2021-05-01

Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1

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Natalie C Galles Patrick Y Liu Rachel L Updike Nancy Fullman Jason Nguyen and 95 more

<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> Measuring routine childhood vaccination is crucial to inform global vaccine policies and programme implementation, track progress towards targets set by the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) Immunization Agenda 2030. Robust estimates of coverage are needed identify past successes persistent vulnerabilities. Drawing from Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2020, Release 1, we did a systematic analysis global, regional, national trends using...

10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00984-3 article EN cc-by The Lancet 2021-07-21

Age and frailty are independently associated with increased COVID-19 mortality and increased care needs in survivors: results of an international multi-centre study

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Mustafa Alsahab Lucy Beishon Bryony Brown Elinor Burn Jennifer Burton and 95 more

Abstract Introduction Increased mortality has been demonstrated in older adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the effect of frailty unclear. Methods This multi-centre cohort study involved patients aged 18 years and hospitalised COVID-19, using routinely collected data. We used Cox regression analysis to assess impact age, delirium on risk inpatient mortality, adjusting for sex, illness severity, inflammation co-morbidities. ordinal logistic Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)...

10.1093/ageing/afab026 article EN cc-by Age and Ageing 2021-01-30

The impact of frailty on survival in elderly intensive care patients with COVID-19: the COVIP study

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Christian Jung Hans Flaatten Jesper Fjølner Raphael Romano Bruno Bernhard Wernly and 95 more

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led highly developed healthcare systems to the brink of collapse due large numbers patients being admitted into hospitals. One potential prognostic indicators in with is frailty. degree frailty could be used assist both triage intensive care, and decisions regarding treatment limitations. Our study sought determine interaction age elderly ICU patients. Methods A prospective multicentre ≥ 70 years care 138 ICUs from 28 countries was conducted....

10.1186/s13054-021-03551-3 article EN cc-by Critical Care 2021-04-19

Global, regional, and national burden of spinal cord injury, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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Mahdi Safdarian Eugen Trinka Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar Aljoscha Thomschewski Amirali Aali and 95 more

10.1016/s1474-4422(23)00287-9 article EN The Lancet Neurology 2023-10-18

The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis

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Benn Sartorius Authia P Gray Nicole Davis Weaver Gisela Robles Aguilar Lucien R Swetschinski and 95 more

A critical and persistent challenge to global health modern care is the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Previous studies have reported a disproportionate burden AMR in low-income middle-income countries, but there remains an urgent need for more in-depth analyses across Africa. This study presents one most comprehensive sets regional country-level estimates bacterial WHO African region date.

10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00539-9 article EN cc-by The Lancet Global Health 2023-12-19

Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain, 1990–2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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Aimin Wu Marita Cross James M. Elliott Garland T Culbreth Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile and 95 more

Background Neck pain is a highly prevalent condition that leads to considerable pain, disability, and economic cost.We present the most current estimates of neck prevalence years lived with disability (YLDs) from Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study (GBD) by age, sex, location, forecasted 2050. MethodsSystematic reviews identified population-representative surveys used estimate YLDs in 204 countries territories, spanning 1990 2020, additional data opportunistic review.Medical...

10.1016/s2665-9913(23)00321-1 article EN cc-by The Lancet Rheumatology 2024-02-19

Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019

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Dongze Wu Yingzhao Jin Yuhan Xing Melsew Dagne Abate Mohammadreza Abbasian and 95 more

The causes for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are diverse and the incidence trends of IMIDs from specific rarely studied. study aims to investigate pattern trend 1990 2019.We collected detailed information on six major IMIDs, including asthma, bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, between 2019, derived Global Burden Disease in 2019. average annual percent change (AAPC) number incidents age standardized rate (ASR) by sex, age,...

10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102193 article EN cc-by EClinicalMedicine 2023-09-09

The burden of antimicrobial resistance in the Americas in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis

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Gisela Robles Aguilar Lucien Swetschinski Nicole Davis Weaver Kevin S Ikuta Tomislav Meštrović and 95 more

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent global health challenge and a critical threat to modern care. Quantifying its burden in the WHO Region of Americas has been elusive—despite region’s long history surveillance. This study provides comprehensive estimates AMR assess this growing threat. We estimated deaths disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributable associated with for 23 bacterial pathogens 88 pathogen–drug combinations countries 2019. obtained data from mortality...

10.1016/j.lana.2023.100561 article EN cc-by-nc-nd The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2023-08-08

Global, regional, and national age-specific progress towards the 2020 milestones of the WHO End TB Strategy: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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Jorge R Ledesma Jianing Ma Meixin Zhang Ann V L Basting Huong T. Chu and 95 more

<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> Global evaluations of the progress towards WHO End TB Strategy 2020 interim milestones on mortality (35% reduction) and incidence (20% have not been age specific. We aimed to assess global, regional, national-level burdens trends in tuberculosis its risk factors across five separate groups, from 1990 2021, report age-specific between 2015 2020. <h3>Methods</h3> used Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study 2021 (GBD 2021) analytical framework compute...

10.1016/s1473-3099(24)00007-0 article EN cc-by The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2024-03-19

Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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Nicholas Steel Clarissa Bauer‐Staeb John Ford Cristiana Abbafati Mohammed Abdalla and 95 more

Decades of steady improvements in life expectancy Europe slowed down from around 2011, well before the COVID-19 pandemic, for reasons which remain disputed. We aimed to assess how changes risk factors and cause-specific death rates different European countries related those during pandemic. used data methods Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study 2021 compare at birth, causes death, population exposure 16 Economic Area (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,...

10.1016/s2468-2667(25)00009-x article EN cc-by The Lancet Public Health 2025-02-01

Global, regional, and national burden of epilepsy, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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Valery L. Feigin Theo Vos Balakrishnan Nair Simon I Hay Yohannes Habtegiorgis Abate and 95 more

10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00302-5 article EN cc-by The Lancet Public Health 2025-02-01

Clinical and organizational factors associated with mortality during the peak of first COVID-19 wave: the global UNITE-COVID study

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Massimiliano Greco Thomas De Corte Ari Ercole Massimo Antonelli Élie Azoulay and 95 more

To accommodate the unprecedented number of critically ill patients with pneumonia caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) expansion capacity intensive care unit (ICU) to clinical areas not previously used for critical was necessary. We describe global burden COVID-19 admissions and organizational characteristics associated outcomes in patients.Multicenter, international, point prevalence study, including adult SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) a diagnosis...

10.1007/s00134-022-06705-1 article EN cc-by-nc Intensive Care Medicine 2022-05-21

Adolescent transport and unintentional injuries: a systematic analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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Amy E. Peden Patricia Cullen Kate Francis Holger Moeller Margaret Peden and 95 more

Globally, transport and unintentional injuries persist as leading preventable causes of mortality morbidity for adolescents. We sought to report comprehensive trends in injury-related adolescents aged 10-24 years during the past three decades.Using Global Burden Disease, Injuries, Risk Factors 2019 Study, we analysed disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributed 204 countries. is reported absolute numbers age-standardised rates per 100 000 population by sex, age group (10-14, 15-19,...

10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00134-7 article EN cc-by The Lancet Public Health 2022-06-30

Co-infection and ICU-acquired infection in COVID-19 ICU patients: a secondary analysis of the UNITE-COVID data set

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Andrew Conway Morris Katharina Köhler Thomas De Corte Ari Ercole Harm‐Jan de Grooth and 95 more

The COVID-19 pandemic presented major challenges for critical care facilities worldwide. Infections which develop alongside or subsequent to viral pneumonitis are a challenge under sporadic and conditions; however, data have suggested that patterns of these differ between other pneumonitides. This secondary analysis aimed explore co-infection intensive unit-acquired infections (ICU-AI) the relationship use corticosteroids in large, international cohort critically ill patients.

10.1186/s13054-022-04108-8 article EN cc-by Critical Care 2022-08-03

Clinical practice and effect of carbon dioxide on outcomes in mechanically ventilated acute brain-injured patients: a secondary analysis of the ENIO study

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Chiara Robba Denise Battaglini Abbas Abbas Ezequiel Sarrió Raphaël Cinotti and 95 more

The use of arterial partial pressure carbon dioxide (PaCO2) as a target intervention to manage elevated intracranial (ICP) and its effect on clinical outcomes remain unclear. We aimed describe targets for PaCO2 in acute brain injured (ABI) patients assess the occurrence abnormal values during first week intensive care unit (ICU). secondary aim was association with in-hospital mortality. carried out analysis multicenter prospective observational study involving adult invasively ventilated...

10.1007/s00134-023-07305-3 article EN cc-by-nc Intensive Care Medicine 2024-01-31

Global pattern, trend, and cross-country inequality of early musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 to 2019, with projection from 2020 to 2050

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Yingzhao Jin Cui Guo Mohammadreza Abbasian Mitra Abbasifard J. Haxby Abbott and 95 more

<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> This study aims to estimate the burden, trends, forecasts, and disparities of early musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders among individuals ages 15 39 years. <h3>Methods</h3> The global prevalence, years lived with disabilities (YLDs), disability-adjusted life (DALYs), projection, inequality were estimated for MSK diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), low back pain (LBP), neck (NP), gout, other diseases (OMSKDs). <h3>Findings</h3>...

10.1016/j.medj.2024.04.009 article EN cc-by Med 2024-06-03

Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022–50: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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Ali H. Mokdad Catherine Bisignano Johnathan M Hsu Dana Bryazka Shujin Cao and 95 more

10.1016/s0140-6736(24)02246-3 article EN The Lancet 2024-12-01

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