Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Health Care Personnel Working in Intensive Care Units of Mass Gatherings Toward the Application of Telemedicine Robotic Remote-Presence Technology: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study.

The innovative telemedicine robotic remote-presence technology offers a promising solution to confront the challenges faced by health care personnel during events of mass gatherings by consulting expertise from offsite settings. To assess knowledge, attitude, and perceptions of health care personnel (physicians and nurses) toward telemedicine robotic remote-presence technology, at the intensive care units (ICUs) of hospitals serving mass gathering. The primary sampling unit included physicians and nurses using the sophisticated technology of telemedicine with robotic presence at the ICUs of Mina hospitals.

Understanding the stakeholders' preferences on a mobile application to reduce door to balloon time in the management of ST-elevated myocardial infarction patients - a qualitative study.

Background: ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a critical and time-sensitive emergency. The survival depends on prompt initiation of treatment requiring high precision and multi-level coordination between healthcare staff. The use of a mobile application may facilitate prompt management and shorten the door-to-balloon time by capturing information at the point of care and provide immediate feedback to all healthcare staff involved in STEMI management.

Long-Term Mortality Rates in Acute De Novo Versus Acute-on-Chronic Heart Failure: From the Heart Function Assessment Registry Trial in Saudi Arabia.

Aim: The heart function assessment registry trial in Saudi Arabia (HEARTS) is a national multicenter project that compared de novo versus acute-on-chronic heart failure (ACHF).

Methods And Results: This is a prospective registry in 18 hospitals in Saudi Arabia between October 2009 and December 2010. The study enrolled 2610 patients: 940 (36%) de novo and 1670 (64%) ACHF.