Publications by authors named "Razan Alsuayri"

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  • Autologous fat transfer (AFT) might help treat scars from burns and injuries, but there's not enough proof yet that it's effective or safe.
  • Researchers looked at 23 studies with 1326 patients to see how well AFT worked, using a special tool to measure scar improvements.
  • The results showed that AFT could make scars look better and might make patients happier with their treatments.
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Introduction: Deciding whether to perform coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) alone or in combination with mitral valve repair is a common dilemma encountered by surgeons when treating patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation, a common condition related to coronary artery disease. Although ischemic mitral regurgitation after CABG has been linked to unfavorable results, the benefits of including mitral valve repair are still unknown. This discrepancy led us to undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether combining CABG with mitral valve surgery leads to better clinical results than CABG alone.

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Background: Negative appendectomy rate (NAR) is defined as the incidence of pathologically normal appendices removed from patients suspected of having appendicitis. The objective of the present study is to determine the accuracy of CT and other modalities in diagnosing acute appendicitis, aiming to lower NAR in Saudi Arabia.

Method: Retrospective analytical study conducted across 4 hospitals in Makkah and Jeddah.

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