Publications by authors named "Abeer Samman"
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- Early recognition of sepsis and timely treatment are essential for better patient outcomes, with quality improvement programs showing positive effects in sepsis care.
- A multidisciplinary sepsis task force implemented a program over 24 months, focusing on screening and monitoring through a sepsis flowsheet in the emergency department.
- Key improvements included a rise in timely antibiotic administration from 44% to 84%, significant enhancements in fluid and lab test administration, and a reduction in mortality rates from 32% to 21%.
Unlabelled: Hemophilia A (HA) is an X-linked recessive disorder that results from mutations in the factor VIII gene (FVIII). Most affected patients are males due to the inheritance of mutations in the FVIII gene from their mothers. Females are mostly found to be carriers unless they inherited the mutation from both parents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) often require increased blood product transfusion due to pre-existing coagulopathy and intraoperative fibrinolysis. Strategies to minimise intraoperative bleeding and subsequent blood product requirements include platelet transfusion and tranexamic acid (TXA). Prophylactic TXA administration has been shown to reduce bleeding and blood product requirements intraoperatively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Obesity is a well-known risk factor for developing severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, we sought to determine the relationship between obesity and poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19 patients at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods We conducted a single-centered descriptive study of adult COVID-19 patients hospitalized between March 1 and December 31, 2020, at KAUH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground and objective Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, multifactorial pain condition. The latest literature suggests that genetic and environmental factors including continuous stress contribute significantly to FM's pathophysiology. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of FM among medical students as they are considered a population significantly at risk of developing the condition.
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