Evaluating the Effect of Body Mass Index on Procalcitonin Level in Patients with Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.

Procalcitonin (PCT) is commonly used to evaluate the etiology and severity of pneumonia. PCT has been shown to be elevated at baseline in patients with obesity. The aim of this study is to determine if body mass index (BMI) has an influence on admission PCT level in patients admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia.

Evaluating the Prognostic Role of Monocytopenia in Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia Patients Treated with Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor.

Objective: Chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia is a common and serious oncological emergency which carries a substantial mortality and morbidity. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the usage of absolute monocyte count (AMC) at presentation as a prognostic factor for patients with chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia who were subsequently treated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF).

Study Design: The electronic medical records of our center were used retrospectively to identify patients diagnosed with unprecedented chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia treated with G-CSF between January 2010 to December 2020 and diagnosed with solid and hematological malignancies.

The practice of intracytoplasmic sperm injection in Jordan: A clinical outcome study.

Objective: The lack of appropriate guidelines and justified practice in most developing countries is a serious limitation to efforts to qualify the services provided. In this paper, we evaluate and assess the clinical practice of an assisted reproductive technique of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in Jordan.

Methods: Retrospectively, we identified women who achieved a successful pregnancy by ICSI over a period of ten years.