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Original Article

• Open Access

  Identification of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) variants

  Talal Almaghamsi, Wejdan Ba Attiyah, Mona Bahasan, Badi A. Alotaibi, Shahad F. AlAhmadi, Mehenaz Hanbazazh, Abeer Zakariyah, Rimah A. Saleem, Munaifah K. AlAnezi and Yousef Hawsawi

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 987-994; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.10.20230290
• Open Access

  Physiological association of the breakpoint with the duration of hyperventilation

  Ayesha Sadiqa, Ambreen Khalid and Abdullah Islam

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 995-999; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.10.20230358
• Open Access

  Association of the 6-minute walking test ratio and difference with pulmonary function in patients with interstitial lung disease

  Ru Yang, Yuguang Wang, Li Hao, Guomin Zhao and Xitong Liu

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 1000-1005; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.10.20220940
• Open Access

  The effect of poor glycemic control on cognitive function in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

  Safiah M. Al-Shehaili, Seham S. Al-Johani, Nora T. Al-Sarhan, Aisha A. Al-Anazi, Faten F. Al-Mijmaj, Wadha N. Al-Qhatani, Lama M. Al-Nasser, Dania R. Al-Yami and Amal S. Al-Razooq

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 1006-1012; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.20230327
• Open Access

  Smartphone addiction and its association with hypertension and quality of sleep among medical students of Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia

  Tehreem Aftab and Ehtisham Khyzer

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 1013-1019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.10.20230402
• Open Access

  Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is superior to conventional moist dressings in wound bed preparation for diabetic foot ulcers

  Yin Wu, Gan Shen and Chao Hao

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 1020-1029; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.20230386
• Open Access

  The influence of metoprolol in patients with sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy

  Wenna Ning, Yaou Chen, Jian Lu, Jinwei Zhu and Longgang Li

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 1030-1036; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.10.20230149
• Open Access

  Bilateral external oblique intercostal plane block (EOIPB) in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

  Muhammet Korkusuz, Betul Basaran, Tayfun Et, Aysegul Bilge, Rafet Yarimoglu and Hasan Yildirim

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 1037-1046; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.10.20230350
• Open Access

  Outcome and complications of outpatient parenteral therapy in pediatric emergency utilizing only peripheral vascular access

  Nasser A. Haidar, Mohammed N. AlAmri, Fysel L. Manthattil, Mohammed A. AlShaof and Sharaf M. AlKuhali

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 1047-1053; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.10.20230079
• Open Access

  Risk factors and characteristics of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Jordan

  Rashed O. Alqaisi, Waqar A. Al-Kubaisy, Shahed N. Abughanam, Areen Z. Alfalayleh and Mohamad-Said H. Almasri

  Saudi Medical Journal October 2023, 44 (10) 1054-1060; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.20230209