Awareness and Attitude About Ototoxic Drugs Among Medical Doctors in Arar City, Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the awareness of ototoxicity among medical doctors in Arar City, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study based on a pre-formed validated questionnaire (Appendix) that included three sections covering participants' demographic data (three questions), their attitudes (five questions), and knowledge (13 questions) regarding drug-induced ototoxicity.

Results: After obtaining their informed consent, 213 physicians from government and private sector health facilities in Arar were enrolled in the study.

Correlation Between Ultrasound and Cytological Findings of Patients With Suspicious Thyroid Nodules: The King Hamad University Hospital Experience.

Background Thyroid nodules are a common presentation in otolaryngology-head and neck clinics. The detection of thyroid nodules has increased significantly with the advancements in radiological technology such as computed tomography and ultrasound (US). The present study aims to improve the clinical practice and management of thyroid disorders by establishing correlations between US and cytological findings in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules.

Quality of Life and Morbidity after Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgeries Using the Sinonasal Outcomes Test (SNOT): A Tertiary Hospital Experience.

Introduction: Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery (EESBS) has been associated with a minimally invasive and effective approach for pathology of the anterior skull base and associated with less overall morbidity compared with open approaches. However, it is associated with its own potential morbidity related to surgical manipulation or resection of normal and noninflamed intranasal structures to gain adequate access. The assessment of sinonasal QOL (quality of life) postsurgery is therefore a vital aspect in follow-up of these patients.

Descriptive study on the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the diabetic foot.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices and risk factors influencing diabetic foot ulcers among diabetes patients attending a diabetic clinic in a Saudi hospital.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a random sample of 229 participants was selected from the diabetic clinic of the outpatient department of King Fahd Hospital of the University of Dammam during January to March 2015. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was administered to the diabetes patients to obtain information regarding the outcome variables.