Patient and Healthcare Professional Satisfaction with the OneTouch Verio Reflect Blood Glucose Monitoring System in the UAE.

Aims: The goal of this study was to collect the opinions of patients and HCPs who used OneTouch Verio Reflect in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Background: Blood glucose monitoring devices are essential tools that aid healthcare professionals (HCPs) in improving outcomes in people with diabetes.

Objectives: To assess the satisfaction of patients and HCPs with the new functionalities of the OneTouch Verio Reflect Blood Glucose Meter (BGM).

Choice of Antimicrobials in Surgical Prophylaxis - Overuse and Surgical Site Infection Outcomes from a Tertiary-Level Care Hospital.

This study was aimed to describe the choice of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis at a tertiary-level care hospital in United Arab Emirates. It also associated the choice between two leading antimicrobials for the SAP to the site of surgery. A descriptive drug use evaluation was performed retrospectively to study choices of antimicrobials in surgical antibiotic prophylaxis.

Adherence of physicians to evidence-based management guidelines for treating type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Ajman, United Arab Emirates.

Background: Good adherence by physicians to treatment guidelines for type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) could improve therapy outcome for patients. In this retrospective, cross-sectional study, we assessed physicians' adherence to evidence-based guidelines for T2DM management in adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with either confirmed atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or those at high risk of developing ASCVD at the Thumbay Academic Health Center, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Methods: Relevant data was obtained from patients' medical records, assessed, and compared based on the 2018 diabetes guidelines of the American Diabetes Association and European Association for the Study of Diabetes.

Shortcoming of Measuring Patient Satisfaction's Association With Anemia-Based Cardiovascular Risk in End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients.

Background: Patient-reported humanistic outcomes like patient satisfaction are becoming more important in clinical practice, but their use has limitations. Improvements are needed to better demonstrate how patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes are associated. The objective of the study was to observe the correlation between patient's hemoglobin and patient satisfaction.

Comparative efficacy of azithromycin versus clarithromycin in combination with beta-lactams to treat community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients: a systematic review.

Objective: The objective was to compare the efficacy of azithromycin and clarithromycin in combination with beta-lactams to treat community-acquired pneumonia among hospitalized adults.

Methods: Five databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, Trip, Medline, and Clinical Key) were searched to identify randomized clinical trials with patients exposed to azithromycin or clarithromycin in combination with a beta-lactam. All articles were critically reviewed for inclusion in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy combined with facial expression exercises in patients with moderate-to-severe Bell's palsy: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Even though corticosteroid therapy and facial expression exercises were found to be effective, still 30% of participants with bell's palsy achieve incomplete recovery from the facial paralysis. The study objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) combined with progressive facial expression exercises in participants with moderate to severe bell's palsy.

Methodology: A total of 120 participants with idiopathic bell's palsy to be equally allocated in three groups.