Impact of statin use on COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized patients in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective cohort study.

There is an increasing requirement for new therapeutic approaches to address lung inflammation caused by COVID-19. Recent evidence suggests that statins may reduce mortality in patients with respiratory infections. This study aimed to investigate the impact of statin use on COVID-19 outcomes among hospitalized patients at Ohud Hospital and King Salman Medical City (KSMC) in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

A multicenter trial on the predictors of different subtypes of hemorrhagic infarction after thrombolysis.

Worldwide, stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability in adults. Alteplase is the only approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and results in an improvement in a third of treated patients. Most studies evaluated the post-alteplase haemorrhagic transformation of brain infarction as a homogeneous entity but we evaluated the predictors of each subtype of haemorrhagic transformation of brain infarction.

Effect of Diabetes Education on Complications and Diabetic Control Amongst Adult Patients with Diabetes in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Diabetes is a chronic condition that may become dangerous if there is insufficient insulin to help the body function properly. The proper care for diabetes depends on how well patients observe guidelines and prescriptions; consequently, patient education is critical. Poor learning may cause bad treatment and complications or other problems related to the disease.

Knowledge and Practice of Foot Care among Patients with Diabetes Attending Diabetes Center, Saudi Arabia.

Diabetic foot is a serious and often debilitating diabetes complication that poses a significant risk of morbidity and even mortality. However, ensuring good knowledge and good practice of appropriate foot care for patients with diabetes has been frequently neglected in diabetes management. This study aimed to assess foot care knowledge and practice in patients with diabetes.

Key aspects of the Saudi healthcare system reform and the potential impact on the main stakeholders: A qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore and understand KSA's fundamental healthcare system reform, the potential changes and challenges, and their impacts on major stakeholders.

Methodology: To gain in-depth insights into healthcare leaders' perspectives regarding healthcare system reform in KSA, a qualitative research approach was used. Ten participants from diverse backgrounds were selected, representing various sectors in KSA: private, public, executive, consulting, and regulatory.

Predictors of the unfavorable outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with alteplase, a multi-center randomized trial.

Worldwide, stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability in adults. Alteplase is the only approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and results in an improvement in a third of treated patients. We evaluated the post-stroke unfavourable outcome predictors in alteplase-treated patients from Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

The prevalence of sedentary behavior among university students in Saudi Arabia.

Background: A considerable body of research has demonstrated that reducing sitting time benefits health. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore the prevalence of sedentary behavior (SB) and its patterns.

Methods: A total of 6975 university students (49.

Developing a COVID-19 Mortality Prediction (CoMPred) Indicator for ICU Diabetic Patients Treated with Tocilizumab in Saudi Arabia: A Proof-of-Concept Study.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts have been made to underline its discourse and identify factors contributing to its severe forms. Clinically, many physicians depended on subjective criteria to determine its severe forms, which varied significantly between practices. However, they did not rely on objective laboratory findings.

Determinants of Z-Score of Bone Mineral Density among Premenopausal Saudi Females in Different Age Groups: A Cross Sectional Study.

Unlabelled: This is a comparative multicenter cross-sectional study that evaluated the potential determinants of Z-scores among premenopausal Saudi women before and after the age of peak bone density. The Study concluded that for better BMD among premenopausal women, attention should be paid to early physical activity and healthy nutrition, especially vitamin D, during the childbearing period.

Objective: To explore the potential determinants of Z-scores among premenopausal Saudi females in different age groups before and after the expected age of peak bone density (PBD).

The Association Between Bone Remodeling Markers, genes polymorphisms with Incidence of Osteopenia Among Young Saudi Female.

Osteopenia and osteoporosis, are prevalent skeletal systemic conditions, cause weaker bones and an increased risk of fragility fractures. This work is aimed to evaluate the relation between bone-remolding markers and genotypes of four single nucleotide polymorphisms in young Saudi females (rs2297480 of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FDPS), rs3736228 of Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5), rs1234612 of sclerostin (SOST), and rs9934438 of Vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1  (VKORC1) ). For this purpose, 750 premenopausal females aged 18 to 40 years old, either university students, postgraduates, or university employees were recruited and divided into three groups according to bone mineral density BMD (g/cm2) divided by T score into osteoporosis (n = 12), osteopenia (n = 147), and normal (n = 591).

Association Between Vitamin D Level and Z-Score Changes of Bone Density in College-Age Saudi Girls: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: Vitamin D (VD) deficiency is a worldwide health problem. VD plays a crucial role in calcium homeostasis, phosphorus metabolism and bone health. Still much remain to understand the effect of VD deficiency on bone mass.

Diabetic Patients' Perspective About New Technologies Used in Managing Diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background:  Diabetes technologies are hardware, devices, and software that are used by people with diabetes to manage their condition, from lifestyle interventions to the monitoring of blood glucose levels. The development of these technologies is advancing, but their use in Saudi Arabia is under-researched.

Objectives:  To appraise the awareness of using new technological options in managing patients with diabetes and to assess the patients' satisfaction while using them.

Student perception of the educational environment in regular and bridging nursing programs in Saudi Arabia using the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure.

Background: Taibah University offers regular nursing (RNP) and nursing bridging (NBP) bachelor programs. We evaluated student perception of the learning environment as one means of quality assurance.

Objectives: To assess nursing student perception of their educational environment, to compare the perceptions of regular and bridging students, and to compare the perceptions of students in the old and new curricula.

The Saudi clinical practice guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults.

Objective: To assist healthcare providers in evidence-based clinical decision-making for the management of overweight and obese adults in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: The Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assembled an expert Saudi panel to produce this clinical practice guideline in 2015. In collaboration with the methodological working group from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach, which describes both the strength of recommendation and the quality of evidence 

Results: After identifying 11 questions, corresponding recommendations were agreed upon as guidance for the management of overweight and obese adults.

Vitamin D and extra-skeletal health: causality or consequence.

Vitamin D deficiency /insufficiency is widely recognized as a global health problem that is likely to be involved in pathogenesis or progression of many acute and chronic health disorders. Its relation to skeletal health has been clearly demonstrated and thoroughly examined. This review aims to highlight the continuous debate about the relation between vitamin D and extra-skeletal health and whether it is a causality or just an association.

Body weight reduction and metformin: Roles in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Background And Objectives: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common problem in women at fertile age. A prospective study was conducted to clarify the pathophysiological responses during an application of insulin sensitizer, metformin and weight reduction therapy at the Gynecology Center in Ohud hospital, in AL-Madinah AL-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methodology: Twenty healthy women served as controls and 180 PCOS women divided into three groups participated in the study.

Nutritional and health status of medical students at a university in Northwestern Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To assess the nutrition and health status, nutrients intake, and physical activity among Saudi medical students.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire, anthropometric measurements, and laboratory assessments was conducted from January to May 2011 on 194 randomly selected Saudi medical students at Taibah University, Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The adequacy of nutrient intake was compared with the recommended daily intake (RDI) per the National Research Council.

Assessment of coronary heart diseases in diabetics in al-Madinah al-Munawarah.

Background: Coronary heart disease is highly prevalent and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to assess the major risk factors and their predictor score for coronary heart diseases in diabetic patients.

Methods: The present study was conducted in al-Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Life-threatening hyponatremia following a low-iodine diet: a case report and review of all reported cases.

Objective: To report a case of life-threatening hyponatremia as a complication of a 4-week long low-iodine diet and highlight the risk factors for this complication by reviewing all previously reported cases.

Methods: The clinical and biochemical data from the study patient are presented and the pertinent literature is reviewed. A risk analysis for this complication is highlighted.