Introduction: We aimed to assess the empathy level of healthcare providers as perceived by hemodialysis (HD) patients and its determinants.
Method: This survey included 100 hemodialysis patients from two major dialysis units in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Units A and B). Patients were asked to score their perception of empathy by health care providers in 13 areas using 1 to 5 Likert Scale.
Objective: There is relatively little clinical experience reported on the use of the vitamin E coated dialyzer (CL-EE12, Terumo). This study compares its efficacy and intradialytic symptoms with a polysulphone dialyzer in 2 groups of patients in a controlled crossover trial design.
Methods: This study was carried out at the Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during the time period January to March 2002.
Objective: To study the present situation with regards to the research output in Nephrology from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in terms of numbers, type, institution and fields covered.
Methods: An extensive Medline search of Nephrologists working in KSA, as well research output from KSA was undertaken; in addition, all Nephrologists were contacted. All papers appearing in the Saudi Medical Journal, Annals of Saudi Medicine and The Saudi Journal for Kidney Diseases and Transplantation were screened for the years 1992-2001.