Immediate Dialysis After Simultaneous Laparoscopic Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement and Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.

Background And Objectives: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an accepted renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Managing inguinal hernia in patients with PD is not standardized. Thus, this study reported the outcomes of simultaneous laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter (PDC) placement and transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair of inguinal hernia.

Association of Online Health Information-Seeking Behavior and Self-Care Activities Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Health information obtained from the Internet has an impact on patient health care outcomes. There is a growing concern over the quality of online health information sources used by diabetic patients because little is known about their health information-seeking behavior and the impact this behavior has on their diabetes-related self-care, in particular in the Middle East setting.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the online health-related information-seeking behavior among adult type 2 diabetic patients in the Middle East and the impact of their online health-related information-seeking behavior on their self-care activities.