Publications by authors named "Wail H Almaimani"
Objective: To motivate healthcare professionals, with a focus on improving hand hygiene compliance.
Methods: An observational, prospective, longitudinal study was conducted on the evaluation of hand hygiene compliance at Hera General Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from May 2009 to May 2010. Four components to improve hand hygiene compliance were implied; daily audit, monthly staff education; quarterly workshops of hand hygiene, and education material distribution.
Article Synopsis
- Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) syndrome leads to recurrent upper GI bleeding or iron deficiency anemia, with potential associations to various diseases like autoimmune disorders.
- The most frequent cause of GAVE is portal hypertension, often seen after treatments for esophageal varices.
- This case highlights a rare instance of GAVE occurring in a diabetes mellitus patient without any additional systemic illnesses.