This is a retrospective single-center study of 417 consecutive patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital in Kuwait between February 24, 2020 and May 24, 2020.
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The magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis (MAGNIMS) score combines relapses and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesions to predict disability outcomes in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) treated with interferon-β.
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Optimal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performance is the foundation of successful cardiac arrest resuscitation. However, health care providers perform inadequate compressions. Better training techniques and real-time CPR feedback may improve compression performance.
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Monitoring the trends in the presentation of T1D over decades cannot be underestimated as it provides a rich source of information on diabetes-related complications like DKA. DKA represents a medical emergency, with potentially fatal outcome, and thus the prevention of DKA is a priority in diabetes care. The aim of this study is to report on trends in the presentation of DKA in children newly diagnosed with T1D in Kuwait.
Published in 12 September 2022
Although Brucella species is known to affect almost all organs in humans, renal involvement presenting as acute pyelonephritis remains a rare entity in brucellosis. We report the case of a female patient who presented with symptoms of fever with chills, right loin pain and dysuria in the emergency room.
Published in 06 October 2016
This study is done to estimаte in-hоsрitаl mоrtаlity in раtients with severe асute resрirаtоry syndrоme соrоnаvirus 2 (SАRS-СоV-2) strаtified by Vitamin-D (Vit-D) levels.
Published in 10 January 2021
Thalassemia has a burden on the healthcare systems of many countries. About 56000 conceptions result in thalassemia, globally.
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To describe the risk of hypoglycaemia during Ramadan and determine its risk factors, and the impact of hypoglycaemia on patients' behaviour.
Published in 04 January 2019
If not detected early, euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis can be a serious adverse effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors.
Published in 02 October 2022
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common issue in pediatric emergencies, with regional variations. Various cultures and foods, parents' and physicians' inadequate experience, and lack of bronchoscopy equipment are some attributable factors in the regional variation of FBA.
Published in 02 January 2023
Information Technology (IT) plays a critical role in supporting emergency physicians' (EPs) routines.
Published in 02 January 2020
The prevention of disability over the long term is the main treatment goal in multiple sclerosis (MS); however, randomized clinical trials evaluate only short-term treatment effects on disability.
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Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) delivered by helmet has been used for respiratory support of patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Initial reports on US COVID-19 showed different outcomes in different races.
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Gastric volvulus is the abnormal gastric rotation upon itself. It carries a considerable risk for gastric strangulation which may lead to gangrene and perforation, which can be fatal.
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Upon invitation by the World Health Organization during the Gulf War, a task force "Scorpio" independent from the nations involved in the armed conflict was formed whose task was to determine whether, which and to what extent biological warfare agents had been used.
Published in 03 January 1997
The risk of violence directed at health care professionals in their working environment has aroused widespread concern in recent years.
Published in 12 June 1999
A case of acute Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in a young woman with purulent peritonitis and acute purulent appendicitis and oophoritis is presented.
Published in 03 January 2012
School cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training has not been previously implemented nor studied in the Arabian Peninsula, and this is due to the challenges that this training imposes.
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The aim of this study was to assess of the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on urology practice in the Arab world during the first year of the crisis.
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