Pub Date : 2019-09-01DOI: 10.2991/dsahmj.k.190820.001
R. Aljthalin, R. Aljthalin, A. S. Aljagwani, Dareen Abdulelah Alanazi, B. A. Almeflh, A. Alharbi
Perceiving difficulty in learning neurology is not a recent issue. More than two decades ago, a British survey among medical students estimated that approximately half of medical students experience neurophobia at a given time during their education [3]. Furthermore, the study identified three main issues related to learning neurology: the necessity to have good knowledge of basic neurosciences, the quality of teaching, and the difficulty of carrying out neurological examinations [3]. Surprisingly, subsequent and recent studies all over the world (e.g., American [4], Canadian [5], Chinese [6], Indian [7], Irish [8], British [9,10], and Saudi studies [2,11]) had comparable findings concerning difficulties with neurology education.
{"title":"Perceptions and Satisfaction of Saudi Medical Students with Neurology Education: A National Exploratory Study","authors":"R. Aljthalin, R. Aljthalin, A. S. Aljagwani, Dareen Abdulelah Alanazi, B. A. Almeflh, A. Alharbi","doi":"10.2991/dsahmj.k.190820.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/dsahmj.k.190820.001","url":null,"abstract":"Perceiving difficulty in learning neurology is not a recent issue. More than two decades ago, a British survey among medical students estimated that approximately half of medical students experience neurophobia at a given time during their education [3]. Furthermore, the study identified three main issues related to learning neurology: the necessity to have good knowledge of basic neurosciences, the quality of teaching, and the difficulty of carrying out neurological examinations [3]. Surprisingly, subsequent and recent studies all over the world (e.g., American [4], Canadian [5], Chinese [6], Indian [7], Irish [8], British [9,10], and Saudi studies [2,11]) had comparable findings concerning difficulties with neurology education.","PeriodicalId":52781,"journal":{"name":"Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89091599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-09-01DOI: 10.2991/dsahmj.k.190827.001
Mehran Rostami, A. Jalilian, S. Rezaeian, A. Kamali
In Iran, the estimated rate of complete suicide (2006–10) was about five per 100,000 population [1]. Several sociodemographic and economic factors (such as average household expenditure, unemployment rate, and divorce rate) were positively associated with suicide mortality [2]. In addition, marital problems and family conflicts are the two well-known familial risk factors for suicide [3]. Iran’s western provinces have a higher suicide rate compared to the other provinces in the country [1,4]. In addition, Kermanshah province has a noticeably higher suicide rate compared to the national average [1,5]. A previous study conducted in Kermanshah has also reported multiple individual level factors associated with the risk of attempted or completed suicide [6]. Determining the temporal and seasonal patterns of disease helps identify different spatial patterns over time and improve our understanding of the risk factors affecting the distribution of disease and death across the population and set them in the form of geographical maps [5,7]. Meanwhile, a previous ecological study has been conducted to visualize spatial heterogeneity in suicide mortality risk across the counties of the province [8]. Therefore, to improve preventive measures, a better understanding of the distribution of suicide at the national and subnational levels is important. So, the aim of this study is to update spatial variations in the risk of complete suicide across the counties of Kermanshah province, the most populated western province of Iran. 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
{"title":"Gender and Spatial Disparities of Suicide Mortality Risk in Kermanshah Province, Iran: A Brief Report","authors":"Mehran Rostami, A. Jalilian, S. Rezaeian, A. Kamali","doi":"10.2991/dsahmj.k.190827.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/dsahmj.k.190827.001","url":null,"abstract":"In Iran, the estimated rate of complete suicide (2006–10) was about five per 100,000 population [1]. Several sociodemographic and economic factors (such as average household expenditure, unemployment rate, and divorce rate) were positively associated with suicide mortality [2]. In addition, marital problems and family conflicts are the two well-known familial risk factors for suicide [3]. Iran’s western provinces have a higher suicide rate compared to the other provinces in the country [1,4]. In addition, Kermanshah province has a noticeably higher suicide rate compared to the national average [1,5]. A previous study conducted in Kermanshah has also reported multiple individual level factors associated with the risk of attempted or completed suicide [6]. Determining the temporal and seasonal patterns of disease helps identify different spatial patterns over time and improve our understanding of the risk factors affecting the distribution of disease and death across the population and set them in the form of geographical maps [5,7]. Meanwhile, a previous ecological study has been conducted to visualize spatial heterogeneity in suicide mortality risk across the counties of the province [8]. Therefore, to improve preventive measures, a better understanding of the distribution of suicide at the national and subnational levels is important. So, the aim of this study is to update spatial variations in the risk of complete suicide across the counties of Kermanshah province, the most populated western province of Iran. 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS","PeriodicalId":52781,"journal":{"name":"Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88006176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-08-01DOI: 10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190722.001
R. Steffen
Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) is an often severe infection ecologically associated with an arbovirus, taxonomically with a flavivirus [1,2]. Usually it is transmitted to humans as accidental hosts by a tick “bite”—more precisely, a sting. Transmission through unpasteurized milk occasionally has been described [3]. Not only thousands of residents within endemic areas are affected by TBE [4], but also a substantial number of foreign visitors who expose themselves to risk mainly outside the center of large cities become patients [5]. Thus, it is essential that health professionals in all parts of the world are aware of the essentials of this infection.
{"title":"Tick-borne Encephalitis—Need to know for Professionals outside Endemic Areas","authors":"R. Steffen","doi":"10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190722.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190722.001","url":null,"abstract":"Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) is an often severe infection ecologically associated with an arbovirus, taxonomically with a flavivirus [1,2]. Usually it is transmitted to humans as accidental hosts by a tick “bite”—more precisely, a sting. Transmission through unpasteurized milk occasionally has been described [3]. Not only thousands of residents within endemic areas are affected by TBE [4], but also a substantial number of foreign visitors who expose themselves to risk mainly outside the center of large cities become patients [5]. Thus, it is essential that health professionals in all parts of the world are aware of the essentials of this infection.","PeriodicalId":52781,"journal":{"name":"Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81211778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-07-01DOI: 10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190626.001
D. Giribabu, P. Bharadwaj, Rutvik Sitiraju, M. Burra, P. Rao, C. Reddy
1Regional Remote Sensing Centre – West, National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005, India 2School of Public Health, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005, India 3Department of Economics, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110005, India 4Department of General Medicine, Zaporozhye State Medical University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine 5Department of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India 6Forestry and Ecology Division, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana 500625, India
{"title":"Combating Open Defecation through Community-led Sanitation","authors":"D. Giribabu, P. Bharadwaj, Rutvik Sitiraju, M. Burra, P. Rao, C. Reddy","doi":"10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190626.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190626.001","url":null,"abstract":"1Regional Remote Sensing Centre – West, National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005, India 2School of Public Health, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005, India 3Department of Economics, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110005, India 4Department of General Medicine, Zaporozhye State Medical University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine 5Department of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India 6Forestry and Ecology Division, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana 500625, India","PeriodicalId":52781,"journal":{"name":"Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal","volume":"84 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77043290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-06-01DOI: 10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190527.001
H. Lateef, M. Al-Khateeb
The tumor, which can vary in size, rarely occupies most of the pleural cavity and could be localized or diffuse [2]. The onset of illness can be completely asymptomatic, and the tumor is usually discovered incidentally; more commonly, however, patients present with respiratory symptoms, including severe respiratory distress. In rare cases, the tumor can present with significant metabolic derangement such as hypokalemia and hypoglycemia, collectively known as Doege–Potter syndrome [3,4]. Most solitary fibrous tumors are benign, and only 20% are not [5]. En bloc resection is the standard treatment for both benign and malignant SFTPs; however, close follow-up is mandatory in all cases, especially when dealing with large tumors.
{"title":"A Large Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura Associated with Massive Pleural Effusion: A Case Report and Review of the Literature","authors":"H. Lateef, M. Al-Khateeb","doi":"10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190527.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190527.001","url":null,"abstract":"The tumor, which can vary in size, rarely occupies most of the pleural cavity and could be localized or diffuse [2]. The onset of illness can be completely asymptomatic, and the tumor is usually discovered incidentally; more commonly, however, patients present with respiratory symptoms, including severe respiratory distress. In rare cases, the tumor can present with significant metabolic derangement such as hypokalemia and hypoglycemia, collectively known as Doege–Potter syndrome [3,4]. Most solitary fibrous tumors are benign, and only 20% are not [5]. En bloc resection is the standard treatment for both benign and malignant SFTPs; however, close follow-up is mandatory in all cases, especially when dealing with large tumors.","PeriodicalId":52781,"journal":{"name":"Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83838910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-06-01DOI: 10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190521.001
Sajjad Rahman, A. Ghalib, M. Abdulghani, A. Jan
Liver abscess in the neonatal period is a rare disorder with potentially serious morbidity. The disorder can occur both in term and preterm babies. Newborn babies with lower gestational age, lower birth weight, invasive procedures (umbilical lines or central venous lines), immunodeficiency, and those on parenteral nutrition remain at higher risk [1]. The recent widespread and efficient use of bedside ultrasound (US) scans in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) have made it easy to rule in or rule out liver abscess in a baby with clinical features of sepsis and hepatomegaly. We report a case of liver abscess secondary to sepsis in a term neonate. The baby required surgical drainage with complete resolution. The relevant literature is also reviewed.
{"title":"Liver Abscess in a Term Baby: A Case Report and Review of Literature","authors":"Sajjad Rahman, A. Ghalib, M. Abdulghani, A. Jan","doi":"10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190521.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190521.001","url":null,"abstract":"Liver abscess in the neonatal period is a rare disorder with potentially serious morbidity. The disorder can occur both in term and preterm babies. Newborn babies with lower gestational age, lower birth weight, invasive procedures (umbilical lines or central venous lines), immunodeficiency, and those on parenteral nutrition remain at higher risk [1]. The recent widespread and efficient use of bedside ultrasound (US) scans in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) have made it easy to rule in or rule out liver abscess in a baby with clinical features of sepsis and hepatomegaly. We report a case of liver abscess secondary to sepsis in a term neonate. The baby required surgical drainage with complete resolution. The relevant literature is also reviewed.","PeriodicalId":52781,"journal":{"name":"Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal","volume":"120 2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88756937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-06-01DOI: 10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190530.001
A. A. Mutair
There are several causes of sleep deprivation, which is a common problem among patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) [1]. Cicek et al. [2] conducted a study in Coronary Intensive Care Units (CICU) on 100 patients using Freedman et al.’ s sleep quality questionnaire. The results showed that lighting, nurses’ intervention, and drawing of blood samples are the most disruptive activities in the CICU. Naik et al. [3] conducted a cross-sectional study using Richards–Campbell sleep questionnaire, and results showed poor sleep quality in 15 of the 32 patients included in the study. They also showed that age, patient’s physiology, and chronic health were related to sleep quality. Meanwhile, Zhang et al. [4] conducted a cross-sectional study using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index on 152 thoracic surgery patients in the ICU; they reported that around 46.1% of the patients reported poor sleep quality.
{"title":"Intensive Care Unit Patients’ Perception of Sleep Quality and Factors of Sleep Disruption: Cross-sectional Study","authors":"A. A. Mutair","doi":"10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190530.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190530.001","url":null,"abstract":"There are several causes of sleep deprivation, which is a common problem among patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) [1]. Cicek et al. [2] conducted a study in Coronary Intensive Care Units (CICU) on 100 patients using Freedman et al.’ s sleep quality questionnaire. The results showed that lighting, nurses’ intervention, and drawing of blood samples are the most disruptive activities in the CICU. Naik et al. [3] conducted a cross-sectional study using Richards–Campbell sleep questionnaire, and results showed poor sleep quality in 15 of the 32 patients included in the study. They also showed that age, patient’s physiology, and chronic health were related to sleep quality. Meanwhile, Zhang et al. [4] conducted a cross-sectional study using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index on 152 thoracic surgery patients in the ICU; they reported that around 46.1% of the patients reported poor sleep quality.","PeriodicalId":52781,"journal":{"name":"Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88203875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-06-01DOI: 10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190516.001
Abdulrahim M Alkhamis, A. Alsalman, M. Khamis, Abdullah Alkhamis, N. Alotaibi
1Surveillance Department, General Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Northern Border University, Rafha, Saudi Arabia 3Critical Care Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia 4Dental Department, Garyat Alolya General Hospital, Garyat Alolya, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia 5Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Northern Border University, Rafha, Saudi Arabia
{"title":"Prevalence of Nonadherence to Antihypertensive Medications among Adults Attending Primary Healthcare Clinics in Al-Hasa Region: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Abdulrahim M Alkhamis, A. Alsalman, M. Khamis, Abdullah Alkhamis, N. Alotaibi","doi":"10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190516.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190516.001","url":null,"abstract":"1Surveillance Department, General Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Northern Border University, Rafha, Saudi Arabia 3Critical Care Department, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia 4Dental Department, Garyat Alolya General Hospital, Garyat Alolya, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia 5Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Northern Border University, Rafha, Saudi Arabia","PeriodicalId":52781,"journal":{"name":"Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73374480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-06-01DOI: 10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190521.002
Sajjad Rahman, M. Abdulghani, K. Faleh, J. Anabrees, Mohammad Khalil, K. Mousafeiris, M. M. Mustafa, Maha Mansour, A. Mirza, M. Mubarak, M. Kamal
Childhood mortality (number of deaths among children younger than 5 years, including neonatal deaths) has declined substantially between 1970 and 2016 [1]. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the new global initiative of the World Health Organization, has set a target of under five mortality rate ≤25 deaths per 1000 live births and a Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) ≤ 12 deaths per 1000 live births [2]. All United Nations Member States are expected to achieve these SDG targets between 2016 and 2030 [2]. The countries with high Sociodemographic Index (SDI) had already achieved their target NMR before the launch of the SDG program [1]. This includes six Gulf Cooperation Council countries in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman. Saudi Arabia has a well-developed healthcare system; both in the public and private sectors. Saudi Arabia’s published national neonatal mortality data are cumulative countrywide data from both public and private hospitals. The country does not have formal and exclusive research-based neonatal mortality data from its private sector. We conducted this research study to fill this gap in knowledge. In addition, we wanted to analyze the contribution of birth defects to NMR in the high SDI population of Saudi Arabia because, along with all other Arab countries, Saudi Arabia is classified as one of the Red Zone countries with highest incidence of birth defects in the world [3].
{"title":"Neonatal Mortality in a Tertiary Care Private Set Up in Saudi Arabia","authors":"Sajjad Rahman, M. Abdulghani, K. Faleh, J. Anabrees, Mohammad Khalil, K. Mousafeiris, M. M. Mustafa, Maha Mansour, A. Mirza, M. Mubarak, M. Kamal","doi":"10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190521.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190521.002","url":null,"abstract":"Childhood mortality (number of deaths among children younger than 5 years, including neonatal deaths) has declined substantially between 1970 and 2016 [1]. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the new global initiative of the World Health Organization, has set a target of under five mortality rate ≤25 deaths per 1000 live births and a Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) ≤ 12 deaths per 1000 live births [2]. All United Nations Member States are expected to achieve these SDG targets between 2016 and 2030 [2]. The countries with high Sociodemographic Index (SDI) had already achieved their target NMR before the launch of the SDG program [1]. This includes six Gulf Cooperation Council countries in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman. Saudi Arabia has a well-developed healthcare system; both in the public and private sectors. Saudi Arabia’s published national neonatal mortality data are cumulative countrywide data from both public and private hospitals. The country does not have formal and exclusive research-based neonatal mortality data from its private sector. We conducted this research study to fill this gap in knowledge. In addition, we wanted to analyze the contribution of birth defects to NMR in the high SDI population of Saudi Arabia because, along with all other Arab countries, Saudi Arabia is classified as one of the Red Zone countries with highest incidence of birth defects in the world [3].","PeriodicalId":52781,"journal":{"name":"Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90878690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-06-01DOI: 10.2991/DSAHMJ.K.190617.002
Sara Rahama, K. Mirghani, M. Hussein, Sami Menasri
Thrombocytopenia defined as a platelet count <150,000/mm3 [1–4] is the commonest haemostatic disorder in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), affecting 20–40% of them [5]. In Egypt, the blood disorder has been found to affect 20% of the patients admitted to the ICU. It has been linked to higher mortality, increased transfusion requirements, and higher risk for developing septic shock [6]. In India, the prevalence of ICU-acquired thrombocytopenia was found to be 37.57% [2].
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