Operative management of liver trauma. A 10-year experience in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To analyze our experience and the outcome of operative management of liver trauma, and to suggest ways to improve the management of such patients.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on patients admitted with liver trauma to King Saud Medical Complex, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between January 1997 and December 2006. Only patients who underwent operative management were included in this study.

Necrotizing fasciitis. Role of early surgical intervention.

Objective: To evaluate our experience of management of necrotizing fasciitis (NF) particularly the role of early and aggressive surgical intervention.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of the cases affected by this disease and managed at Riyadh Medical Complex, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during 5 calendar years from 1996 through to 2000 (1416-1420 A.H).

Initial factors predicting rebleeding and death in bleeding peptic ulcer disease.

Objective: Bleeding peptic ulcer constitutes approximately half of the cases admitted with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Although the bleeding episode stops spontaneously in most of them, rebleeding occurs in as much as 10-30% of them and has a mortality rate of 5-10%. In this study, we have evaluated the possible significant predictors associated with this adverse outcome.

Outcome of nonoperative management of blunt liver trauma.

Objective: To evaluate our experience with the management of blunt liver trauma at Riyadh Central Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: The hospital records of 68 patients treated for blunt liver trauma at Riyadh Medical Complex over a 5-year period (1997 through to 2002) were reviewed retrospectively. Patients who were hemodynamically unstable or had peritonitis were treated by urgent laparotomy (operative group).

Management of foot lesions in 310 diabetics.

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