Adherence to the monitoring of metabolic syndrome in patients receiving antipsychotics in outpatient clinics in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Monitoring protocols have been developed because patients taking atypical antipsychotics are more prone to developing metabolic syndrome, which leads to possible increased mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to assess the degree of adherence to the recommendations of metabolic syndrome monitoring.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted in two large psychiatric facilities in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Pediatric poisoning deaths in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review.

Poisons are potentially harmful substances that can cause damage to the human body. Children are a vulnerable group to poisoning. This article aims to review the deaths due to poisoning among children in Saudi Arabia.