Publications by authors named "Mubarak Alajmi"

Background: Studies have reported differing factors associated with poor outcomes in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). We aimed to describe our 20 years of experience in the management of thyroid cancer (TC) and identify predictors of treatment outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of medical records of patients with TC seen in the Thyroid Center at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between the years 2000 and 2020.

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We sought to assess pre-vaccination and post-vaccination seroprevalences of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Kuwait and to compare antibody levels between vaccine types. In phase 1 (pre-vaccination period, = 19,363), blood samples were collected before the launch of COVID-19 vaccination in Kuwait between 1 September and 31 December 2020. Blood samples for phase 2 (post-vaccination period, = 4973) were collected between 1 September and 30 November 2021.

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To investigate the efficacy of self-management group education versus the standard care for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). An electronic search was performed in nine databases including PubMed for selecting eligible studies. Meta-analysis was used for pooling of the results.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of bedside lung ultrasound versus chest X-rays (CXR) and CT scans for diagnosing pneumonia in ICU patients.
  • Conducted at Ahmadi General Hospital, the research involved 92 patients, with 73 confirmed pneumonia cases through various diagnostic methods, including lung ultrasound performed by trained physicians.
  • Results showed that lung ultrasound had high sensitivity (98.6%) and specificity (84.2%) for diagnosing pneumonia, outperforming chest X-rays, which had lower sensitivity (54.8%) and specificity (63.16%).*
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Purpose: To evaluate the visual results and determine the prognostic factors after the removal of retained posterior segment intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) by pars plana vitrectomy.

Methods: A retrospective study of 40 consecutive cases of pars plana vitrectomy for the removal of IOFBs during the period of January 1991 to June 2000 was conducted. Association between visual outcome and various preoperative, operative, and postoperative variables was statistically analyzed.

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