Publications by authors named "K S Matar"

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  • * The systematic review included 44 studies and found that females experience higher rates of anxiety and depression, have worse quality of life scores, and are less likely to have certain complications compared to males, who have a higher mortality risk and require more surgeries.
  • * Overall, males and females show some differences in mental health and disease management, but no significant variations were noted in hospitalization rates or the overall behavior of the disease.
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Epilepsy is a common disorder caused by a myriad of drugs, of that levetiracetam is being commonly used late because of its strong safety profile and efficacy. With the increasing usage of drugs, some rare side effects may sometimes appear that can escape the most stringent checks, possibly due to the rarity of their occurrence. Rhabdomyolysis is known to occur in some patients owing to a variety of causes, even leading to kidney injury.

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To explore opportunities for individualized postoperative positioning duration in macular hole (MH) surgery. : This post hoc analysis comprised eyes that had full-thickness MH (FTMH) repair in the prospective DISCOVER intraoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) study. Preoperative spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT) and postoperative day 1 (POD1) trans-tamponade OCT were analyzed.

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This study aimed to assess retinal alterations following membrane peeling procedures using novel ILM Forceps with laser ablated surface with the help of intraoperative optical coherence tomography (iOCT). A post-hoc analysis was performed to evaluate iOCT findings in eyes that underwent membrane peeling procedures with the novel ILM Forceps. Pre-peel and post-peel iOCT videos and images were evaluated for each eye to assess for post-peel anatomic alterations.

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The evidence of rivaroxaban's pharmacokinetics in obese compared with non-obese populations remains inconclusive. We aimed to compare the pharmacokinetic profile of rivaroxaban between obese and non-obese populations under fed state. Participants who met the study's eligibility criteria were assigned into one of two groups: obese (body mass index ≥35 kg/m) or non-obese (body mass index 18.

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