Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at considerably high risk for vascular access-related blood
stream infections (VRBSI) that result in serious complications. Such severe infections are a …

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is being increasingly established as a
definitive procedure for weight loss. The mechanism for weight loss in LSG is gastric …

BACKGROUND: The extent to which bedside patients' files become contaminated and the
range of bacterial flora attributable to contamination in high-risk areas of the hospital are not …

Background: Currently, emergency laparoscopic surgery for acute abdominal conditions has
become the favored surgical approach; therefore, we investigated the diagnostic accuracy …

Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is common in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Patients with this disease have an increased risk for gallstones. Cholecystectomy is the most …

Objective The relationship between parasites and pediatric appendicitis is a highly debatable
issue. This study aims to investigate the role of parasitic infestation in the etiology of acute …

Obesity is a medical disease that is increasing significantly nowadays. Worldwide obesity
prevalence doubled since 1980. Obese patients are at great risk for complications with …

Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of cervical lymphadenopathy by fine needle
aspiration (FNAC) and imprint cytology (IC). Methods This study included 94 patients with …

Fifty-seven limbs (33 patients) with chronic venous ulceration were selected for this study.
The criterion for selection was the presence of isolated superficial venous reflux. Long …

Results: Nine hundred and sixty-eight patients had laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the
center. There were 824 females and 144 males; the age range was 15-64 (mean 32.9±12.7 …