Understanding the Spectrum of Mild Clinical Outcomes and Novel Findings in Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome Among Qatari Patients: Implications of SLC2A10 Mutation.

/: Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome (ATS) is a rare, autosomal recessive connective tissue disorder characterized by arterial twists, abnormal bulges, constriction, and tears. Patients have distinctive features and disease manifestations. The syndrome's full clinical spectrum and course remain incompletely understood.

Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study.

Background: Using a validated tool, we explored the prevalence, risk factors, and predictors of longer hospitalization among hospitalized geriatric patients.

Methods: Retrospective and comparative analyses of age groups (55-64 vs. ≥ 65 years), gender, survival status, and frailty index categories were performed.

COVID-19 Increases the Risk of New Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Old Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Background: We aimed to investigate the incidence of new acute myocardial infarction (AMI), in patients with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) who had old MI. We hypothesized that COVID-19 increases the rate of repeated AMI in this population regardless of age and gender.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted for adult patients admitted with COVID-19 and developed thromboembolic event (TEE) in 2020.

The Interaction and Implication of Stress-Induced Hyperglycemia and Cytokine Release Following Traumatic Injury: A Structured Scoping Review.

Introduction: This is a structured scoping review to assess whether there is a relationship between stress-induced hyperglycemia (SIH), cytokine interactions, and mortality in trauma patients in comparison to non-diabetic normoglycemia [NDN], diabetic normoglycemia [DN], and diabetic hyperglycemia [DH].

Methods: We conducted a literature search of MEDLINE (PubMed) databases from 2000 to 2022 using a search strategy to identify observational studies. Initially, 2879 articles were retrieved.

Delta shock index predicts injury severity, interventions, and outcomes in trauma patients: A 10-year retrospective observational study.

Background: Most trauma occurs among young male subjects in Qatar. We examined the predictive values of the delta shock index (DSI), defined as the change in the shock index (SI) value from the scene to the initial reading in the emergency unit (, subtracting the calculated SI at admission from SI at the scene), at a Level 1 trauma center.

Aim: To explore whether high DSI is associated with severe injuries, more interventions, and worse outcomes [, blood transfusion, exploratory laparotomy, ventilator-associated pneumonia, hospital length of stay (HLOS), and in-hospital mortality] in trauma patients.