Publications by authors named "D Al Khatib"
Objectives: Dental anxiety is a common issue affecting a significant portion of the population, often leading to avoidance of dental care and subsequent oral health problems. Understanding the underlying factors contributing to dental anxiety is a crucial step toward developing an effective intervention. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of dental anxiety among students of health-related majors, evaluate their personality traits, and find the correlation between them.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiac surgery is associated with significant postoperative pain that can affect patients' recovery and quality of life. Optimal analgesia after cardiac surgery can be challenging due to patients' coexisting morbidities and frequently observed adverse effects when opioids are used to treat postoperative pain. In this current era of enhanced recovery and fast track extubation, the use of multimodal analgesia for pain management after cardiac surgery is expanding.
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- The study used Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (P MRS) to analyze brain metabolites related to energy and cell membrane production in children and adults across various age groups.
- Results showed that children had higher phosphomonoesters (PMEs) and γαATP levels, while adults had more phosphodiesters (PDEs) and lower intracellular pH, indicating different metabolic profiles based on age.
- These findings suggest that as individuals age, there's a reduction in membrane synthesis and energy consumption, with a notable decline in metabolic processes occurring from childhood to older adulthood.
Introduction: Schizophrenia is characterized by a loss of network features between cognition and reward sub-circuits (notably involving the mesolimbic system), and this loss may explain deficits in learning and cognition. Learning in schizophrenia has typically been studied with tasks that include reward related contingencies, but recent theoretical models have argued that a loss of network features should be seen even when learning without reward. We tested this model using a learning paradigm that required participants to learn without reward or feedback.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Diverting Loop Ileostomy (DLI) with intraoperative colonic lavage has emerged as a potential alternative to Total Abdominal Colectomy (TAC) for treating Fulminant Clostridium Difficile Colitis (FCDC). This study aims to provide an updated review comparing DLI with TAC in managing FCDC.
Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, and Embase to identify retrospective and prospective studies comparing DLI with TAC for fulminant CDC treatment.