Global 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Primary Bariatric Surgery Combined with Another Procedure: The BLEND Study.

Background: No robust data are available on the safety of primary bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) alone compared to primary BMS combined with other procedures.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to collect a 30-day mortality and morbidity of primary BMS combined with cholecystectomy, ventral hernia repair, or hiatal hernia repair.

Setting: This is as an international, multicenter, prospective, and observational audit of patients undergoing primary BMS combined with one or more additional procedures.

Link between excessive social media use and psychiatric disorders.

Mental health disorders are an emerging challenge with the progressively increasing usage of social media platforms. Social media use is the second leading cause of disability among psychiatric disorders. A great deal of literature has tried to establish links between social media exposure and mental health diseases.

Assessment of the Effective Management of Patients With Severe Primary Hypercholesterolemia Under Care in Family Medicine Clinics at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Background Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the primary cause of death in Saudi Arabia. Hypercholesterolemia is a prevalent risk factor that can lead to ASCVD. The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines have provided recommendations for managing severe primary hypercholesterolemia, defined as medically well adults 21-75 years of age with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥190 mg/dL (≥4.

A Strange Occurrence of Hematohidrosis: A Case Report From Saudi Arabia.

Hematohidrosis is a rare disorder of blood excretion from the eccrine sweat gland not associated with an injury or trauma. Although several hypotheses exist to explain such a condition, the etiology of hematohidrosis remains unknown. Psychological stress is strongly linked to the condition, yet patients may present completely healthy with no identifiable etiology.