Publications by authors named "Shahad Alshamrani"
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- Pneumonia leads to significant hospitalization and death, necessitating early assessment of its severity for better clinical decisions.
- This systematic review evaluates the CURB-65 and qSOFA scoring systems in predicting pneumonia outcomes, analyzing data from 22 studies with over 25,000 patients.
- CURB-65 is more effective in predicting mortality, while qSOFA is better at predicting ICU admissions, indicating both scores serve important but different purposes in managing pneumonia cases.
Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is an effective surgical procedure for addressing lacrimal drainage problems. However, it can be a painful operation that involves incisions both inside and outside the eye, often leading to a high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Preemptive analgesics can be employed to alleviate this unrelieved pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Most computerized physician order entry (CPOE) software come with clinical decision-support components (CDS) that provide prescribers assistance and notify them about adverse drug reactions. An excessive number of alerts in a repeated and non-relevant manner leads to alert fatigue and enforces physicians and pharmacists to alert overrides. King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) in Jeddah still reports a higher percentage of drug alerts overridden by clinicians and pharmacists.
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