Publications by authors named "A Abdelrahim"
Aims: Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disease in childhood which significantly impacts quality of life, morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to investigate the socioeconomic background of children with diabetes and their families and to assess its association with diabetes control.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Khartoum State, Sudan, in 2018, at three outpatient diabetes clinics, using standardised questionnaires.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This meta-analysis aimed to compare the effectiveness of bariatric metabolic surgery (BMS) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) on cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in patients with obesity. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Medline, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL from inception to September 15, 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is a potentially life-threatening condition that can occur in preterm infants if nutritional support is initiated or increased after a period of starvation or malnutrition.
Objectives: The current study aimed to examine the short-term clinical outcomes of RFS in preterm infants born at ≤32 weeks of gestation.
Methods: Infants with a gestational age of ≤32 weeks and a birth weight of <1500 g who were born and admitted to the level III neonatal intensive care unit and received parenteral nutrition upon admission were retrospectively evaluated.
Background The effect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) on kidney morphology was evaluated sonographically in patients with renal stones. This study aimed to investigate the effects of ESWL on the kidneys after consecutive sessions. Methods This case-control study included adult participants from December 2018 to August 2022 in three major centers of ESWL treatment.
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- The study examines the combined effects of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia on intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and mortality in very preterm infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit from January 2020 to January 2024.
- Out of 554 infants analyzed, 75.5% experienced hyperglycemia and/or hypoglycemia in their first postnatal week, with IVH occurring in 28.5% of infants and 13.7% resulting in death during the study.
- The findings indicate that both isolated hyperglycemia and the combination of hypo- and hyperglycemia significantly increase the risk of IVH and correlate with higher mortality rates among these infants.