Publications by authors named "Rawa Alohali"
Purpose: This study aimed to describe the functional and anatomical outcomes of post-cataract surgery fungal endophthalmitis at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH).
Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis of clinical data from a single institution was performed. This study included 29 patients with post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis with suspected or confirmed fungal etiology who presented between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2022.
Purpose: To present the profile of a large cohort of children with persistent fetal vasculature (PFV) and identify their predictors of poor visual outcome in a tertiary eye hospital in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This was a single-center study. Medical records of children diagnosed with persistent fetal vasculature between January 1990 and January 2020 at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), Riyadh, were reviewed.
Introduction: The use of mobile phones by healthcare workers is a risk factor for microorganism transmission in healthcare settings. Pathogenic bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative bacteria like Escherichia coli that are known to cause nosocomial infection have been isolated from mobile phones. In this cross-sectional study, we assess the burden and related risk factors of the bacterial colonization of healthcare workers' mobile phones.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to translate and adapt the Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain questionnaire into the Arabic language and evaluate the validity and reliability of this scale for participants with knee or hip osteoarthritis. This questionnaire was translated based on the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation protocol. The test-retest reliability was calculated using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient.
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- This study evaluates how expecting mothers' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs influence their intention to exclusively breastfeed, highlighting the potential of mobile health (mHealth) as an affordable educational tool.
- Initial findings show that while 67% of mothers had some awareness about breastfeeding, only 46.1% planned to start exclusive breastfeeding, with many lacking support and resources.
- After watching an educational video, a significant increase in positive intentions to breastfeed exclusively was observed, especially among older mothers with previous knowledge and openness to expert advice.
Objectives: Early detection of Mycobacterial tuberculosis infection (MTB) is pivotal for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB).
Background: This study was performed to evaluate the performance of BD ProbeTec ET direct detection assay (DTB) against the gold standard culture technique for confirmation of MTB infection.
Methods: A total of 266 consecutive and non-duplicate clinical specimens for detection of MTB were included in this study.