| Contents |
| EDITORIAL |
| Doctors and leadership of healthcare organizations [ Abstract ] |
Ali M. Al-Shehri, Tawfik A. Khoja
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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis. A review of current international guidelines [ Abstract ] |
Sulaiman A. Al-Yousef
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Effects of trace elements on albumin and lipoprotein glycation in diabetic retinopathy [ Abstract ] |
Najat A. Hasan
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| Efficacy analysis of methylprednisolone plus adrenaline to treat wasp sting injury [ Abstract ] |
Jing-Biao Xia, Shuang-Shuang Xu, Xiang-Wen Zhang, Wen-Qi Zhong, Ai-Min Peng
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| A prospective randomized trial comparing non-stented versus routine stented ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy [ Abstract ] |
Yong Xu, Qiang Wei, Liang R. Liu
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| Peri- and post-operative complications after carbon dioxide laser surgery of the larynx [ Abstract ] |
Guang-Lun Wan, Jing-Wu Sun
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| The Saudi Thrombosis and Familial Thrombophilia Registry. Design, rational, and preliminary results [ Abstract ] |
Jalal N. Saour, Mohammed M. Shoukri, Layla A. Mammo
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| Vitamin D deficiency in Saudi patients with systemic lupus erythematosus [ Abstract ] |
Laila H. Damanhouri
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| Perinatal mortality rate in Al-Ramadi Maternity and Children’s Hospital, western Iraq [ Abstract ] |
Zaid R. Al-Ani, Sahar J. Al-Hiali, Waleed S. Al-Mashhadani
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| Maternal risk factors in early neonatal sepsis at a tertiary care teaching hospital [ Abstract ] |
Muhammad Javed, Abdul-Majid Memon
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| Risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage among Saudi women [ Abstract ] |
Hanan M. Al-Kadri, Saima Tariq, Hani M. Tamim
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| Is routine antenatal screening for syphilis in Nigeria still justified clinically and economically? [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed Bukar, Bala M. Audu, Usman I. Takai, Bamidele B. Ajayi, Abubakar A. Kullima
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| Head and neck oncology experience in Makkah, Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Ameen Z. Al-Herabi
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| Evaluation of acute postoperative pain monitoring program for nurses in Thailand [ Abstract ] |
Patcharin Maunsaiyat, Phuping Akavipat, Nutchanun Phonsayom
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| Quality of life in people with epilepsy and their family caregivers. An Arab experience using the short version of the World Health Organization quality of life instrument [ Abstract ] |
Jude U. Ohaeri, Abdel W. Awadalla, Ali A. Farah
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| Testing psychiatric stigma in a general hospital in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Tarek M. Shahrour, Rifat S. Rehmani
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| The willingness toward deceased organ donation among university students. Implications for health education in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Saad A. Al-Ghanim
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Squamous cell carcinoma of the breast [ Abstract ] |
Ghadeer A. Mokhtar
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| Pseudomyxoma peritonei. Presenting as a localized perforation of the cecum [ Abstract ] |
Fraz Fahim, Saleh M. Al-Salamah
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Sudden death of a young ICU doctor by injection with the muscle relaxant, rocuronium bromide. Committed suicide or sound alike medication error? [ Abstract ] |
Waleed A. Hussain, Syed Z. Bukhari
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Correlation between pain relief and patient satisfaction [ Abstract ] |
Nahid Kianmehr, Ali Rafati, Mani Mofidi, Maziar Moradi, Mohammad Zamanpoor
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| Effects of obesity on inflammation and lipid profile of obese women [ Abstract ] |
Zohreh Mazloom, Najmeh Hejazi, Mohammad-Hosein Dabbaghmanesh
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| Correlation between acupuncture and left-handed patients after stroke [ Abstract ] |
Mutasem M. Abuhamed, Xiao Bo, Song Zhi, Wu Zhiguo, Walid Alsharafi, Zi Xiaohong, Tu Q. Yun
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Clinical patterns of cutaneous tuberculosis at King Fahad Hospital of the University in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia over 13 years [ Abstract ] |
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi, Iqbal Bukhari
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| Serodiagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Syrian Arab Republic [ Abstract ] |
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi, Samar A. Al-Nahhas
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| Risk factors and outcome in extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia [ Abstract ] |
Stijn Blot, Javed I. Memon
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| Smoking in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed T. Ali, Medhat M. Bassiony
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| Textbook of Hyperbaric Medicine 5th revised and updated edition [ Abstract ] |
Abdulaziz Al-Shaer
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| Health ministers agree to accelerate efforts to counter the global threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis [ Abstract ] |
| Nearly one half of all deaths on the road are pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, new WHO study reveals [ Abstract ] |
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