18 results match your criteria: "King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAAUH)[Affiliation]"

Children with intellectual or developmental disabilities are susceptible to malnutrition. This systematic review was conducted to assess the nutritional status and dietary behaviors of children with intellectual or developmental disabilities in Saudi Arabia. The target population was children from Saudi Arabia aged 18 years or younger and diagnosed with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

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Bridge plating is an effective adjunct treatment for complex elbow instability.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg

September 2024

Department of Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Care, Hand and Upper Limb Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada. Electronic address:

Background: Managing persistent elbow instability and chronic dislocations presents challenges despite traditional treatments. Supplementary methods like immobilization and various fixations, though common, can carry high complication rates. This study assesses the efficacy of bridge plating in treating complex elbow instability through a retrospective review of patients.

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Background And Objective: Crucial to the success of any total or reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is the stability of the glenoid component fixation. Instability can lead to early implant failure and unsatisfactory results. Patients often present with varying forms of glenoid bone loss (GBL) in both the primary and revision settings, which can be a challenge for the treating surgeon.

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In this case, we discuss the difficulties and challenges faced when diagnosing and treating a six-year-old boy presenting with abnormal behaviors and difficulty in concentration and inattentiveness, followed by regression of expressive language. These symptoms were then followed by hyperactivity, bouts of anger, and difficulty sleeping. The patient was seen by a psychiatrist, and he was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) initially and treated with little to no improvement.

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Appropriateness of anticoagulation level in older adult patients on Warfarin: A multicenter retrospective study.

Saudi Pharm J

January 2024

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Warfarin is favored over newer direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for many older adults. However, its use necessitates rigorous monitoring due to the fine line between toxic and therapeutic doses. Few studies have evaluated the anticoagulation quality of warfarin among elderly patients in Saudi Arabia.

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According to previous research, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have lower levels of physical activity than their typically developed (TD) counterparts. There have been conflicting reports about physical activity (PA) levels in people with ASD. Given the conflicting evidence, further investigation is required.

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Objectives: Newborn hearing screening (NHS) program was officially initiated in Saudi Arabia in 2016. Although the rate of follow-up default is considered one of the major challenges to the NHS program, no studies have investigated the NHS rate of follow-up default and its reasons in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to investigate the rate of follow-up default in a hospital-based NHS program and the possible reasons for it.

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Osteoid osteoma is a common benign primary bone tumor, but it is very uncommon in the proximal humerus. This case report describes the clinical course and treatment of a patient with shoulder pain and osteoid osteoma of the proximal humerus and provides a review of the literature. A 22-year-old healthy male patient presented to our clinic with a 2-year history of constant throbbing right shoulder pain.

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Adults are increasingly eating fast-food, which is connected to adverse health outcomes such as obesity and chronic diseases. This work was carried out to study the prevalence of fast-food intake among a multi-ethnic population of middle-aged men and its connection with sociodemographic factors and obesity. This cross-sectional study enrolled 1800 middle-aged men from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Unlabelled: Antrochoanal polyp (ACP) is a well-known benign sinonasal polyp first described in the early 20th century. ACP mostly presents as a unilateral mass and is treated solely with surgical excision.

Case Presentation: We report a rare case of a middle-aged man presenting with nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, and sleeping disturbances, eventually diagnosed with bilateral ACPs.

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Objectives: Cerumen production is a protective process for the ear canal. Cerumen impaction causes unpleasant symptoms. There are various cerumen removal practices.

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Sugar-sweetened beverages are frequently consumed among adults and are linked with the incidence of obesity. We aimed to determine rates of weekly and daily sugar-sweetened beverage intake in a multi-ethnic population of young men and their association with sociodemographic characteristics and obesity. This cross-sectional study included 3600 young men who lived in Riyadh, KSA.

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Fast food is commonly consumed by young adults. Eating fast food is connected with the risk of obesity and other related diseases. The present study examines the prevalence of fast food intake in a diverse sample of young men.

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The world has taken proactive measures to combat the pandemic since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, which was caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). These measures range from increasing the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) and highlighting the value of social distancing to the emergency use authorization (EUA) of therapeutic drugs or antibodies and their appropriate use; nonetheless, the disease is still spreading quickly and is ruining people's social lives, the economy, and public health. As a result, effective vaccines are critical for bringing the pandemic to an end and restoring normalcy in society.

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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to describe all published techniques of short nose correction released by surgeons over the years and summarize their outcomes in a descriptive systematic review of the literature.

Patients And Methods: A computerized literature search was conducted using 5 major databases. All original studies discussing correction methods and/or outcomes of shortened noses were included.

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Diagnosis of glomus tumor of the elbow: A case report.

Int J Surg Case Rep

January 2022

Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAAUH), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Introduction: Glomus tumors are rare and often benign vascular lesions that present classically in the subungual region of the hand. Nonetheless, presentations in atypical sites have been reported over the years. However, the classic symptoms of typical glomus tumors are often absent in tumors of atypical sites.

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Background: Iron deficiency is known to be the most common nutritional disorder. About 30% of the world's population is iron deficient (ID). Women are more likely to be exposed to anemia than men, which is an epidemic public health problem.

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Prevalence and genotyping of among Saudi pregnant women in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Pharm J

November 2016

King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAAUH), Family Medicine Department, Prince Nour University, Riyadh 11312, Saudi Arabia.

Toxoplasma gondii () is an intracellular protozoan that can infect all mammals, who serve as intermediate host. It causes congenital, neurological, eyes complications and mild or asymptomatic infections in humans. To investigate not only the prevalence of , but also to find out its genotyping using multiple sequential molecular methods to predict exactly the precise genotyping of among Saudi pregnant women.

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