Publications by authors named "Muthana AlSahlawi"
Article Synopsis
- - Sickle cell disease (SCD) is prevalent in Saudi Arabia and can lead to kidney damage; this study aims to assess the prevalence and predictors of sickle cell nephropathy (SCN) in a Saudi cohort of patients.
- - A retrospective analysis involving 343 adult SCD patients revealed that 27.1% had chronic kidney disease (CKD), with a notable portion showing proteinuria, and demographic factors such as age and lower hemoglobin levels were identified as independent risk factors for developing SCN.
- - The findings indicate that nephropathy can manifest as early as the third decade of life in SCD patients, often asymptomatically, and those with diabetes mellitus and hypertension face a heightened risk of
Introduction: Nutrition threatens the quality of life (QOL) in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients on haemodialysis (HD). The aim of the study is to assess which nutritional parameters associate with the health-related QOL category score using Arabic translated, adapted, and validated version of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short-Form 36 (KDQOL-36).
Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study with a total of 60 ESKD patients in one haemodialysis centre in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Little evidence exists regarding optimal peritoneal dialysis (PD) access insertion pathways, benchmarking for patency targets, and definitions of access dysfunction.This quality improvement (QI) project evaluated patients with PD catheters inserted at a single center in Toronto, Canada, following: establishment of PD catheter insertion protocols, a PD access coordinator, PD access operator training, and outcomes reporting. We define primary vs secondary PD catheter dysfunction by presentation before/after initial home PD treatment.
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