Publications by authors named "I A S Burud"
Background: Surgical treatment of benign thyroid disease varies from lobectomy, subtotal thyroidectomy, and total thyroidectomy (TT).
Objective: The current study aimed to compare complications of both total and subtotal thyroidectomy (STT) for patients with bilateral benign thyroid disorders.
Methods: Sixty patients with benign goiter, 32 for TT and 28 for STT, where indications for surgery, operating time, hospital stay, and complications were studied.
Sleep deprivation (SD), defined as an inability to get a minimum of 7 hours of regular sleep at night is a serious health problem that impacts the performance of medical professionals. This study aims to determine the impact of sleep deprivation on perceived performance among medical officers (MOs). A cross-sectional study design involved 231 MOs from six disciplines in Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar, a tertiary center in the south of Malaysia.
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- Metabolic syndrome, affecting 25% to 40% of adults in Malaysia, includes obesity, high blood pressure, dyslipidaemia, and glucose intolerance, and is linked to cardiovascular disease.
- A systematic review analyzed 8 randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effectiveness of Nigella Sativa on metabolic syndrome parameters, focusing on studies published between 2011 and 2021.
- Results indicated that Nigella Sativa significantly improved lipid profiles and glycaemic indices, but showed mixed effects on blood pressure and body measurements, making it suitable as an adjunct therapy for metabolic syndrome.
Lymphomas are a diverse group of malignant proliferations that arise as discrete tissue masses. The most widely accepted taxonomy for lymphoma is the World Health Organization classification of tumours of haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues, the 5th edition of which was released in June 2022. Most (85% to 90%) lymphoid neoplasms are of B cell origin.
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