Publications by authors named "Ahmed Al-Farsi"
Q fever is a zoonosis with a worldwide distribution that is caused by the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Although most infections in children are asymptomatic and self-limiting, some experience severe or chronic manifestations. Its manifestations in patients with sickle cell disease are unknown, as there are no reports currently.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarly Rehabilitation in Critically ill Children: A Two Center Implementation Study.
Pediatr Crit Care Med
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to implement an early rehabilitation bundle in two Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs), focusing on improving patient care through specific interventions.
- Key components of the intervention included prioritizing pain management, monitoring for delirium, and promoting early mobilization among children under 18 admitted to the PICU.
- While the implementation improved compliance and reduced certain sedative use without compromising patient safety or comfort, it did not have a significant impact on overall clinical outcomes like delirium rates or PICU length of stay.
Objectives: To develop and implement a tool to improve daily patient goal setting, team collaboration and communication.
Design: Quality improvement implementation project.
Setting: Tertiary-level PICU.
Peripherally inserted central catheterization is a common procedure in neonatal intensive care units. However, in preterm low birthweight newborns, achieving good vascular access can be a challenge. We describe our experience in achieving peripherally inserted central catheterization in a preterm baby through an unusual vascular tract.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: We sought to determine the prevalence, pattern of causative organisms, and mortality of newborns with culture-proven late-onset sepsis (LOS) and to determine and compare the risk factors linked to late-onset gram-positive and late-onset gram-negative sepsis in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH).
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional retrospective study of data obtained between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2014 (eight years) from infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at SQUH. Infants born in SQUH (inborn) and other institutions (outborn) with positive blood cultures were included in the study.